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I think a reasonable person has never wondered if their OS is doing something in the background, is shocked when I tell them about it, and then shrugs and goes
by dsr_ 6y ago
I think a reasonable person has never wondered if their OS is doing something in the background, is shocked when I tell them about it, and then shrugs and goes back to using it because the alternative is to learn something new.
- crazygringo 6y agoWhy would they be shocked? How else would their phone know there are apps to be updated, notifications received, etc.? (On a computer, anti-virus updates too.) How would it know the temperature or stocks as soon as it's brought up, even when there's no cell service? It's pretty common sense. And on iOS and Mac you prominently choose to enroll in analytics when you set up your phone, so the idea of analytics isn't a shocker either. I'm not sure if Android or Windows has the same setup choice.
- dsr_ 6y agoRule of thumb: everybody who has an HN account is an outlier compared to the general population. General people -- even those who are highly educated and use computers all the time -- do not think about their tools. They click on defaults without thinking about them. And Apple and Google and Microsoft know this and take advantage of it.
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