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A site can keep logs of user activity to help optimize without tracking my personal data. As soon as a company needs to track me, it's doing more than "optimizi
by oneeyedpigeon 3y ago
A site can keep logs of user activity to help optimize without tracking my personal data. As soon as a company needs to track me, it's doing more than "optimizing its website"—it's using my data to sell me stuff or selling my data to third parties. And I'm glad it needs permission to do those things.
- tekknik 3y agoWhat if I want to optimize my site for certain classes of users? Say a less than abled person. What if I want to make my product easier to use with various control schemes used by a handicapped person and my product is so complex that tracking this demographic’s usage of my product is the easiest or only way? and what if there is no intent to sell your data? I could ask permission and delay, or I could just capture the data and run experiments or A/B testing. You should also learn that nobody knows everything, and saying something isn’t required usually is just showing your own ignorance as in almost every case you’ll come across you will find at least one valid use.
- oneeyedpigeon 3y ago> What if I want to optimize my site for certain classes of users? Say a less than abled person. What are you learning from users' personal data that changes how you do this? Shouldn't your site be accessible, regardless of usage?
- tekknik 3y agoSay I want to know why handicapped people with certain disorders are having a difficult time accessing the site. Having a site accessible is a start, but unless you somehow predict difficulties using your product after design changes then you will constantly have to verify things like button sizes and placements.