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> I've never understood how people can truly believe that by checking (or unchecking) a checkbox their privacy is fully protected. You mean besides the fact th
by KeytarHero 11y ago
> I've never understood how people can truly believe that by checking (or unchecking) a checkbox their privacy is fully protected.
You mean besides the fact that collecting personal data without your consent is illegal?
- drjesusphd 11y agoHow quaint.
- fiblye 11y agoUnless, of course, the government is requesting or demanding your data without your consent. I can't imagine any company in the pockets of the NSA getting in trouble for over-collecting user data.
- yrro 11y agoWhen the President does it, it is not illegal.
- joonoro 11y agoI guess you missed this part: > Having grown up in a totalitarian state, that's the default way I think about this stuff and no amount of promises (except the source code which I can personally compile) can make me trust any 3rd party corporation. He does not trust corporations or governments to act within the confines of the law.
- ionised 11y agoLike Microsoft haven't done illegal things before?