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What portion of all users are going to do that? A fraction of a percent? The point of making the companies change is that most users aren’t computer literate e
by SirSourdough 6y ago
What portion of all users are going to do that? A fraction of a percent?
The point of making the companies change is that most users aren’t computer literate enough to understand the problem, it’s consequences, or the mitigations. The knowledge asymmetry between the average user and the companies collecting and using this data could hardly be more vast, and that creates a situation where companies can effectively prey on less knowledgable users. If the wide majority of users aren’t capable of finding/using the available user-level solutions, the problems will remain rampant.
- prostoalex 6y agoThe latter could be accomplished by shipping a privacy-championing browser that enables those behavior by default (Brave? Apple?). You're saying the low levels of adoption of such technologies are indicative of users' subpar technical skills, but maybe it's just general apathy and disinterest? E.g., how many public protests and calls to action have we seen after Snowden revelations? FWIW, the former is already prevalent among younger generations, with Instagram for their "public" life and f-Insta for everything private.