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Maybe, but I’m not talking about the product promotion. It’s the “consent makes everything ok” that’s the problem.
by Xylakant 7y ago
Maybe, but I’m not talking about the product promotion. It’s the “consent makes everything ok” that’s the problem.
- close04 7y agoDark patterns to trick people into installing something should be prohibited by law. Opt-out is a classic one. And this should apply to malware-like software like this one as much as to respectable software like antivirus solution (can mention BitDefender Free from personal experience) many of which at install time make no mention of installing a certificate and breaking SSL, let alone explaining what it means.
- Xylakant 7y agoAbsolutely, this is why I take issue with the original comment. Consent is worthless in such a setting and I consider saying “but they consented” as some kind of an excuse why installing spyware of such kind malicious.