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Iftelemetry were so valuable (“data is the new oil”) the would/should pay us for it. Like all those “We value your opinion” customer feedback surveys. Yeah, yo
by tomp 7y ago
Iftelemetry were so valuable (“data is the new oil”) the would/should pay us for it.
Like all those “We value your opinion” customer feedback surveys. Yeah, you value it at $0.
- klingonopera 7y agoI absolutely disagree with these data collecting practices, but if your data is e.g. worth $5, that may have been already deducted in the printer's sale price. If you have two feature-equal printers, but one doing data-collecting and $5 cheaper than the other, which one do you think will be sold out first? I wish that manufacturers be forced to also show default/required data requirements on their products similar to how they already display minimum/recommended hardware requirements. This would at least increase consumer awareness of the issue, at best maybe abolish it entirely...
- colechristensen 7y agoPrinter hardware is usually sold at a loss or near a loss in order to focus profits on ink/toner sales. That's how you get the ridiculous DRM on ink. Force manufacturers to allow third party ink and to disclose data collection and you get a much different, better for the consumer, printer market.
- JohnFen 7y agoI don't want to be paid for it. I just want it to not happen.