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> We can start by no longer trading privacy for convenience or discounts, and by no longer doing business with companies that do this sort of thing. In this cas
by neuralRiot 2y ago
> We can start by no longer trading privacy for convenience or discounts, and by no longer doing business with companies that do this sort of thing. In this case, by no longer buying anything from Walmart.
One of the problems I see with this is that they don’t have a measurable way to know how many people choose not to buy from them or visit their stores due to these practices, there should be a way to say: “you lost a sale due to you invading my privacy”. I personally haven’t been on a WalMars, target, walgreens or any large retailer in years.
- JohnFen 2y agoTrue, but that's about having a goal of changing a company's behavior. Which is a fine goal, but not necessary in order to claw back a good amount of privacy. I avoid doing business with companies that abuse their customers because I want to avoid being abused, not so much to get them to become less abusive (but if it encourages them to do that, then gravy). We can have a meaningful amount of privacy right now. We just can't have it without giving up a some optional conveniences.