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> It's not unreasonable to be concerned that this initiative will morph into something nefarious. It kind of is, though. It's a classic slippery slope fallacy.
by afavour 5y ago
> It's not unreasonable to be concerned that this initiative will morph into something nefarious.
It kind of is, though. It's a classic slippery slope fallacy. Collecting user telemetry and spying on users via webcams you force hardware manufacturers to install in machines are miles, miles, miles apart from each other. I'm not trying to defend MS's telemetry collection here, I don't like it either. But the extrapolation is hyperbolic.
- lp0_on_fire 5y ago"They aren't requiring a network interface to collect telemetry - that's a slippery slope" was a common refrain a decade ago, too.
- afavour 5y agoYes.. and they weren't requiring a network interface in order to collect telemetry. They were requiring a network interface in order for Windows laptop purchasers to know that they'd be able to connect to the internet.
- ajkdhcb2 5y agohttps://www.engadget.com/2019-03-21-preshow-free-movie-tickets.html https://www.engadget.com/2019-03-21-preshow-free-movie-ticke... >The company has developed a way to track your gaze to make sure you're actually looking at the PreShow commercial. The app also places a green border around the edges of your screen to confirm that it sees you. If you look away for too long, or leave your seat, the ad automatically pauses and you'll get a red border around your screen. This horrific shit is all ready to go, I think there is no hyperbole or irrational slippery slope at all
- swiley 5y agoThere's currently a landslide going on WRT OS vendors and privacy, I wouldn't call any "slippery slopes" a fallacy at this point.