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It's irritating that companies do the bare minimum required by law instead of doing the right thing.
by manicennui 3y ago
It's irritating that companies do the bare minimum required by law instead of doing the right thing.
- jojobas 3y agoThe first right thing a company is obligated to do is to earn money. You've agreed to their terms that don't violate the law, why would they forfeit their hard earned cash, even if it's the right thing to do?
- nirvdrum 3y ago> You've agreed to their terms that don't violate the law I don't think there's much agreement going on with data brokers beyond very broad "we reserve the right to share your data with third parties to improve services" or some such. In most cases people are not interfacing directly with a data broker. > why would they forfeit their hard earned cash, even if it's the right thing to do? Usually to stave off regulation.
- ryandrake 3y agoIt's also possibly the lowest acceptable ethical bar. If all you can say to justify your actions is "At least it's technically not illegal" then you're really not running a great business.
- immibis 3y agoShareholders are the only people who matter.