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I'd too be interested in further analysis (eg: ruling out false alarms, such as some update check) so that I can say to others with more certainty that somethin
by Springtime 4y ago
I'd too be interested in further analysis (eg: ruling out false alarms, such as some update check) so that I can say to others with more certainty that something is of potential concern, rather than it being shot down later if someone does a more rigorous analysis.
Just because one could say a company has done controversial things before doesn't mean there's no benefit in verifying claims.
- mixmastamyk 4y agoIt’s in their TOS and stated as a feature. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33509159 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33509159 There’s an expression, paraphrased as “when someone tells you who they are, believe them.”
- Springtime 4y agoI mean, it's fine if one is personally satisfied with not explicitly having evidence of the specific alleged data collection here, but speaking from experience when the time comes and people inevitably prod further for sources and only hand-wavy arguments can be produced I've found it's not the strongest/most compelling result for motivating a potential change of behavior. Anyone here could believe this is occurring and it wouldn't likely surprise them but actually knowing concretely can have the effect of changing things. Consider the difference between people assuming various things about the NSA pre-Snowden vs post leaks and how it affected change (or at the least a better basis for it).
- mixmastamyk 4y agoAgreed, yet it’s not the first time but the hundredth.