Vibrator Maker to Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tracked Use

Re:Vibrator Maker to Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tr... by bitmapbrother on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @04:58PM (#13871411)

I disagree. There's a big difference between selling customer data and selling selling ads to a demographic. Also, the excuse that companies like Microsoft and Apple get a free pass just because it's not their main source of revenue is a weak one. If you have an issue with the practice then don't be selective in your criticism.

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Re:Vibrator Maker to Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tr... by pessimizer on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @05:18PM (#13871569)

Microsoft and Apple don't get any more of a free pass than Facebook and Google. Also, you could spend all day going into Google threads and asking why Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple are getting a free pass, or going into Apple threads and asking why Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Robert Mugabe are getting a free pass, but it isn't a positive defense.

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Re:Vibrator Maker to Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tr... by alasdair_ on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @06:28PM (#13872065)

The issues occur when the demographic gets down to tiny sizes (or, it merged with other datasets to uniquely identify an individual).

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