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The fucking huevos on Forbes to publish this article alongside the most godawful CCPA opt-out flow I've seen yet... Clicking the "do not sell my info" link tak

by qppo 6y ago

The fucking huevos on Forbes to publish this article alongside the most godawful CCPA opt-out flow I've seen yet... Clicking the "do not sell my info" link takes you to a page where it asks you for your personal information to request to opt out... with the fine print telling you that you can actually opt out by going back to the previous dialog, selecting more info, then selecting one of the three cookie sections (which is not labeled "do not sell my info" or anything similar). There's then a timer where it takes about a minute to update the cookie preferences. I know Forbes has turned into a glorified blogging site for "journalists" these days but come on. Talking about privacy and misleading information on the same site that makes you jump through hoops to remain anonymous while browsing? Pot calling the kettle black much.

cambalache 6y ago
If you are a native English speaker kudos for writing "huevos" and not "Cahones" or other of its similar cringy misspellings. But 90% chance you are from the south cone so carry on.
- ebg13 6y ago
  https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cojones https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cojones ?
- ficklepickle 6y ago
  To be fair, they both appear on the wikipedia page for Spanish profanity[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_profanity#References_to_the_male_genitalia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_profanity#References_t...
  - cambalache 6y ago
    You misunderstood, it is not the word "cojones" I was mocking, just the hilarious misspeling some people use, I have seen "Cohones","Cahones", "Koojonehs" and so on
- maximente 6y ago
  my brain's classifier would predict upon hearing just huevos => mexican spanish. i'd imagine southern cone speakers would say pelotas, but might be way off here.
  - LolWolf 6y ago
    That's pretty much spot on (more generally, I think it's a Central-American thing). Either "pelotas" or "bolas" are the common ones in South America (huevos is present, but rarely used in the same way—"huevón" is the classic insult used throughout).
    - cambalache 6y ago
      Not at all. Huevos is the preferred term in Argentina/Uruguay.
      - LolWolf 6y ago
        Interesting. My dad is Uruguayan and I have not heard him use it (perhaps a biased sample?). I’m Venezuelan, for context, so it may explain this view :)
        cambalache 6y ago
        Venezolano y nunca ha oido un argentino decir "ponga huevo" "dejame de romper los huevos" ay chamo te van a quitar la cedula, Maduro, pero si tu viejo es yorugua capaz alla usan mas pelotas entonces.
  - rootsudo 6y ago
    I disagree.
  - Al-Khwarizmi 6y ago
    Not necessarily Mexican: I'm from Spain, and we use huevos (as well as pelotas and cojones). In the context of this post, I would probably use huevos: "qué huevos tiene Forbes publicando este artículo cuando (...)" would be perfectly idiomatic Spanish from Spain.
ballenf 6y ago
So what do you suggest? That no journalist can cover these issues if their employer doesn't meet some minimum level of privacy respecting behavior? You could say it's hypocrisy, but on whose part I'm not sure. Surely not the author. Is it on Forbes' part for not blocking publication? Just not sure the point in alleging that the publication (or investigation?) somehow took a lot of guts or whatever. Forbes isn't installing tracking software on every site you visit. They're monetizing to the nth degree visitors to the own site. And if we want to do what-about-isms I just don't know how we have a conversation without starting at FB and Google. Maybe I'm paranoid, but your comment strikes me as exactly the kind of thing I'd write if I was Xiaomi. Also I just don't think it helps the cause of privacy to discourage these kinds of investigations by any publication, regardless of their own track record.
- Hnrobert42 6y ago
  I think you misunderstand qppo. Their main point is noting the privacy-exploiting dark patterns of the forbes website. This point is a relevant response to OP because it is about privacy.
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neonate 6y ago
https://archive.md/rhr59 https://archive.md/rhr59
dntbnmpls 6y ago
> The fucking huevos on Forbes to publish this article alongside the most godawful CCPA opt-out flow I've seen yet... At least they aren't peddling malware anymore. https://www.engadget.com/2016-01-08-you-say-advertising-i-say-block-that-malware.html https://www.engadget.com/2016-01-08-you-say-advertising-i-sa... > Pot calling the kettle black much. Do you expect any better from authoritarian/authoritative sources? Welcome to the wonderful world of hypocrisy.

by qppo 6y ago

cambalache 6y ago

If you are a native English speaker kudos for writing "huevos" and not "Cahones" or other of its similar cringy misspellings. But 90% chance you are from the south cone so carry on.

ebg13 6y ago
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cojones https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cojones ?
ficklepickle 6y ago
To be fair, they both appear on the wikipedia page for Spanish profanity[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_profanity#References_to_the_male_genitalia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_profanity#References_t...
- cambalache 6y ago
  You misunderstood, it is not the word "cojones" I was mocking, just the hilarious misspeling some people use, I have seen "Cohones","Cahones", "Koojonehs" and so on
maximente 6y ago
my brain's classifier would predict upon hearing just huevos => mexican spanish. i'd imagine southern cone speakers would say pelotas, but might be way off here.
- LolWolf 6y ago
  That's pretty much spot on (more generally, I think it's a Central-American thing). Either "pelotas" or "bolas" are the common ones in South America (huevos is present, but rarely used in the same way—"huevón" is the classic insult used throughout).
  - cambalache 6y ago
    Not at all. Huevos is the preferred term in Argentina/Uruguay.
    - LolWolf 6y ago
      Interesting. My dad is Uruguayan and I have not heard him use it (perhaps a biased sample?). I’m Venezuelan, for context, so it may explain this view :)
      - cambalache 6y ago
        Venezolano y nunca ha oido un argentino decir "ponga huevo" "dejame de romper los huevos" ay chamo te van a quitar la cedula, Maduro, pero si tu viejo es yorugua capaz alla usan mas pelotas entonces.
- rootsudo 6y ago
  I disagree.
- Al-Khwarizmi 6y ago
  Not necessarily Mexican: I'm from Spain, and we use huevos (as well as pelotas and cojones). In the context of this post, I would probably use huevos: "qué huevos tiene Forbes publicando este artículo cuando (...)" would be perfectly idiomatic Spanish from Spain.

ballenf 6y ago

So what do you suggest? That no journalist can cover these issues if their employer doesn't meet some minimum level of privacy respecting behavior? You could say it's hypocrisy, but on whose part I'm not sure. Surely not the author. Is it on Forbes' part for not blocking publication? Just not sure the point in alleging that the publication (or investigation?) somehow took a lot of guts or whatever. Forbes isn't installing tracking software on every site you visit. They're monetizing to the nth degree visitors to the own site. And if we want to do what-about-isms I just don't know how we have a conversation without starting at FB and Google. Maybe I'm paranoid, but your comment strikes me as exactly the kind of thing I'd write if I was Xiaomi. Also I just don't think it helps the cause of privacy to discourage these kinds of investigations by any publication, regardless of their own track record.

Hnrobert42 6y ago
I think you misunderstand qppo. Their main point is noting the privacy-exploiting dark patterns of the forbes website. This point is a relevant response to OP because it is about privacy.

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neonate 6y ago

https://archive.md/rhr59 https://archive.md/rhr59

dntbnmpls 6y ago

> The fucking huevos on Forbes to publish this article alongside the most godawful CCPA opt-out flow I've seen yet... At least they aren't peddling malware anymore. https://www.engadget.com/2016-01-08-you-say-advertising-i-say-block-that-malware.html https://www.engadget.com/2016-01-08-you-say-advertising-i-sa... > Pot calling the kettle black much. Do you expect any better from authoritarian/authoritative sources? Welcome to the wonderful world of hypocrisy.