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You're not thinking of the typical consumer, who won't have a clue about why using a proprietary service could be bad until the shit hits the fan. It's all wel
by wackget 6y ago
You're not thinking of the typical consumer, who won't have a clue about why using a proprietary service could be bad until the shit hits the fan.
It's all well and good for you - someone who's aware of the risks and issues - to say "just don't use Google/Facebook", but laws would protect the average person who just wants the quickest/easiest way to get an email account or to sign in to websites.
Also even if consumers were all highly educated in the pitfalls of Google etc., major websites still force you to use Google technologies whether you like it or not. Google Recaptcha is everywhere; eBay forces you to use it to sign in to your account. Are people now supposed "just don't use eBay" now as well?
- scarface74 6y agoSo now we need laws instead of education? Are you also okay with Apple’s “walled garden” because it protects people? Yes, if you don’t like the tradeoffs that eBay gives you - don’t use EBay. You can use Amazon, Facebook marketplace, Craigslist, etc. to sell and buy stuff.
- dredmorbius 6y agoI'd really like to see your data on the comparative efficacy of education vs. regulatory approaches.
- scarface74 6y agoI’m sure it would be much more efficient if we passed laws stripping everyone’s freedom of choice and entrust the government with enforcing “The One True Way”. What next? Have a centralized authority to guide the economy using “Five Year Plans”?
- dredmorbius 6y agoInteresting data.
- scarface74 6y agoHow much data do you expect to have? If you want the government controlling every aspect of society that’s a tradeoff few people will make.
- dredmorbius 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23060881 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23060881
- 7786655 6y agoSolving a Recaptcha doesn't require a Google account.