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You consented when you ran their drivers to use the hardware, just like you consent to being recorded on CCTV when you enter a shop or stop at a gas station. D

You consented when you ran their drivers to use the hardware, just like you consent to being recorded on CCTV when you enter a shop or stop at a gas station. Don't like it? Read the privacy policy for software you run. That, or you can write or rely on libre drivers for the tablet to run on your specific hardware setup. And deal with all the issues unsupported/maintained drivers have.

Bilal_io 5y ago
> You consented when you ran their drivers to use the hardware Is it mentioned in the privacy policy agreement? Or are you saying that any driver I install on my machine is equal to my consenting that the driver's author can collect whatever data they want?
- kapp_in_life 5y ago
  I'm sure its mentioned in the privacy policy or else Wacom's legal team is completely incompetent.
robin_reala 5y ago
Might be the case in the US, but GDPR in the EU requires informed consent for this sort of analytics gathering. With the keyword being informed.
- kapp_in_life 5y ago
  Hence my comment on the privacy policy statement. I'm sure its included with the tablet, or Wacom's lawyers are completely incompetent. Sending data necessary to the functioning of the device(ex: knowing what programs to support compatibility with) is generally allowed through Art 6 https://gdpr-info.eu/art-6-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-6-gdpr/, I'm not your lawyer though.
ygjb 5y ago
Well, or as an alternative, we could regulate the collection, retention, and use of data by applications. Consumers can't meaningfully consent isn't meaningful when businesses don't have an obligation to disclose what data is being collected especially when it is described as “[including] aggregate usage data, technical session information and information about [my] hardware device.” Far more consumers would be outraged if each application or license agreement had to: a) provide a detailed list of information collected and transmitted to the vendor b) acknowledge each time that list of data changed c) had to do this for each business they dealt with on a regular basis

Bilal_io 5y ago

> You consented when you ran their drivers to use the hardware Is it mentioned in the privacy policy agreement? Or are you saying that any driver I install on my machine is equal to my consenting that the driver's author can collect whatever data they want?

kapp_in_life 5y ago
I'm sure its mentioned in the privacy policy or else Wacom's legal team is completely incompetent.

robin_reala 5y ago

Might be the case in the US, but GDPR in the EU requires informed consent for this sort of analytics gathering. With the keyword being informed.

kapp_in_life 5y ago
Hence my comment on the privacy policy statement. I'm sure its included with the tablet, or Wacom's lawyers are completely incompetent. Sending data necessary to the functioning of the device(ex: knowing what programs to support compatibility with) is generally allowed through Art 6 https://gdpr-info.eu/art-6-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-6-gdpr/, I'm not your lawyer though.

ygjb 5y ago

Well, or as an alternative, we could regulate the collection, retention, and use of data by applications. Consumers can't meaningfully consent isn't meaningful when businesses don't have an obligation to disclose what data is being collected especially when it is described as “[including] aggregate usage data, technical session information and information about [my] hardware device.” Far more consumers would be outraged if each application or license agreement had to: a) provide a detailed list of information collected and transmitted to the vendor b) acknowledge each time that list of data changed c) had to do this for each business they dealt with on a regular basis