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> You've succinctly identified a (maybe the) huge problem in the computing world today. And getting downvoted for saying it, which is a fascinating incongruity
by simondotau 2y ago
> You've succinctly identified a (maybe the) huge problem in the computing world today.
And getting downvoted for saying it, which is a fascinating incongruity.
- ryandrake 2y agoIt’s amazing how hostile Silicon Valley (and HN commenters) are to the basic idea of consent. It’s as if simply asking the user for permission is a grave insult to these technologists. “I shouldn’t have to ask permission! It implies I’m doing something bad!” they might be thinking. If the world was a nightclub, “Silicon Valley” would be a creepy guy who walks up to every woman and says “You’re now dating me. To stop, you need to opt out using a form that I will do my best to make sure you can’t read.”
- simondotau 2y agoYou're inverting morality and infantilising the consumer. Apple is a corporation. Corporations don't owe you moral anything, except as required by law. Choosing an Apple product is consent to trusting Apple. Continued use their products represents ongoing consent. This is an objective fact about all complex connected devices and it cannot possibly be otherwise.
- skydhash 2y agoCorporation are driven by people. They’re not a separate entity that decides to do things while their owners are sleeping. Every actions have someone that suggested it and someone that gave the green light.
- simondotau 2y agoCorporations are driven by shareholders, through the board of directors, through the c-suite, which have a fiduciary obligation to maximise profits.
- walterbell 2y ago> incongruity Or signal of non-named stakeholders.