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> So, why are we mad about this? Not everyone wants the software/OSes we run to automatically send data elsewhere. I bought the damn device, I own it, yet some
by diggan 2y ago
> So, why are we mad about this?
Not everyone wants the software/OSes we run to automatically send data elsewhere. I bought the damn device, I own it, yet somehow it/the company decides that some things it comes across on it, can be sent to the company?
No thank you, I prefer consensual computing.
> with no downsides for the user
No downsides for you, with your requirements/use cases. If the user has a requirement of "Doesn't send anything to anyone without consent", then this is obviously a downside.
- helpfulContrib 2y ago>Not everyone wants the software/OSes we run to automatically send data elsewhere. I personally find it offensive when a mega-corp makes the assumption that my connection to the Internet is available for them to build for-profit services without giving me sufficient agency. The cant-disable-Wifi-safely dark pattern is bad enough. But turning me into a data harvester for their million-dollar services, without even thinking about giving me a cut? No thanks. Alas, these anti-patterns have become a norm by way of ignorance, and its not getting better.