Instapaper is temporarily shutting off access for European users due to GDPR

Re:Instapaper is temporarily shutting off access for Europea... by orangecat on Thursday May 24, 2018 @10:08PM (#17150107)

I'm not convinced any of the apps we pay for in data really improve our lives. The price we pay in control over our identity and our information usually outweighs the benefits.

Hundreds of millions of Google and Facebook users disagree. If you ask people what Google does with the data they collect, a large percentage both incorrectly believe that they directly sell it to advertisers (rather than just using it for ad targeting) and don't have a problem with that.

I'm not saying that you're wrong, but I am saying that you aren't so clearly right that your preferences should be forcibly imposed on everyone.

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Re:Instapaper is temporarily shutting off access for Europea... by guitarbill on Thursday May 24, 2018 @10:56PM (#17150294)

That's fine, the problem is there was no choice before. OK, Google Analytics is somewhat easier to block, but e.g. Facebook with their shadow profiles? How do you block that? Is it feasible to expect teenagers to not use FB/Snapchat/Instagram when all their friends are just to protect their privacy?

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Re:Instapaper is temporarily shutting off access for Europea... by ewretgg on Friday May 25, 2018 @09:40AM (#17153559)

If the benefit users got was that great, I think people would pay for these services, if forced to.

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