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> Opt in is the same as not doing it at all. That is more of a statement about the detestability of telemetry as a concept than anything else.
by anonymousab 3y ago
> Opt in is the same as not doing it at all.
That is more of a statement about the detestability of telemetry as a concept than anything else.
- satvikpendem 3y agoNo, it's about defaults in behavioral economics. The vast majority of people won't change the default settings on their devices. https://www.centenecenter.wustl.edu/by-the-power-of-default-using-behavioral-economics-to-change-behavior/ https://www.centenecenter.wustl.edu/by-the-power-of-default-...
- flangola7 3y agoThat's beside the point. If you don't have consent you don't have consent.
- satvikpendem 3y agoNot really if you're trying to influence some sort of change. Consent is implied in the usage of the product. If someone doesn't like it, they're free not to use it.
- illiarian 3y ago> Consent is implied in the usage of the product. No it isn't implied.
- JohnFen 3y ago> Consent is implied in the usage of the product. No, it's not. "Consent" requires being informed first.
- flangola7 3y ago"Implied consent" isn't consent at all, and bluntly the idea that it is is creepy and gross as fuck. That's why, for example, GDPR forbids services from limiting or withholding service based on cookie acceptance. Willful, informed, enthusiastic consent is what we're after.