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That's true, the apps are sometimes good and they do make certain things easier and more accessible than traditional solutions. I know I didn't mention it expli
by idop 5y ago
That's true, the apps are sometimes good and they do make certain things easier and more accessible than traditional solutions. I know I didn't mention it explicitly, but the "stupid app" was actually me venting my anger over the rampant, unnecessary tracking and snooping that these apps do.
- Syonyk 5y ago> the rampant, unnecessary tracking and snooping that these apps do. It's none of those, at least to them. It's literally their business model, and how they extract the behavioral surplus to turn into huge profits. And as very few people are aware of how it works, and why they should opt out, it's become the new default way of doing "tech companies." Extract all the stuff, process all the stuff, sell all the predictions from the stuff. It's not an accident that every new app seems to be trying to collect as much as they possibly can. You're not even the product - you're just the field of raw material they're trying to collect and process. Unfortunately, the only answer I can come up with to object is to opt out of all those systems, which leaves me a bit lacking in some areas.
- igorkraw 5y agoVote for parties willing to push GDPR style regulations and push for enforcement. Turn the data from valuable asset into toxic sludge that contains some valuable nuggets that can be carefully extracted, with the remainder not collected or at least discarded. That's the only long term solution
- Guest42 5y agoI agree except for the "turn into huge profits" phrase, at least for a lot of these companies.