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Re:It's not just Facebook. Thousands of companies are spying... by crx087 on Monday March 26, 2018 @11:26PM (#16684957)
> This is the tradeoff for getting free stuff on the internet.

Why?

I’ve been a webdev for 20-something years, and it sure didn’t used to be the tradeoff.

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Re:It's not just Facebook. Thousands of companies are spying... by r00fus on Tuesday March 27, 2018 @01:23AM (#16685498)
Remember GWB's "ownership society"? That's what you get in an ownership society - massive rent-seeking.

When you have systemic rent-seeking, any sort of gift-economy is priced out.

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