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Guess what runs my PC. Tech companies just don't understand consent.
by jacquesm 5mo ago
Guess what runs my PC. Tech companies just don't understand consent.
- bell-cot 5mo ago> ... don't understand consent. The word you're looking for is "respect". They understand consent, the same as JBS* understands animal rights. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBS_N.V https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JBS_N.V.
- delecti 5mo agoFor anyone else wondering why that link doesn't work, the hacker news formatting is dropping the final period. Add it back in and the link works.
- dspillett 5mo agoIt is almost the standard: Q: Does <company> understand consent? A: No / Maybe Later but the Google version is: Q: Does <company> understand consent? A: No / Maybe Later / we did it anyway, you'll need to search to find out how to turn it off, maybe ask the new AI model we've just back-door installed?
- Waterluvian 5mo agoI think they do. They just don’t care. We’re the fleetingly small percentage of nerds in the corner who will notice and complain. Were useful to them for other reasons but we’re not really the concern here. It’s probably a business misplay to tell the other 99% of users about something they weren’t going to think about. But if by chance it goes awry and there’s outcry, just apologize and commit to do better.
- mystraline 5mo agoDo you understand consent? 1. Yes 2. Ask me later