Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law

Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by mrmuagi on Thursday September 19, 2019 @04:39PM (#21020510)

Is there a difference between offering, say, $12 monthly opt-out & $10 plan for opt-in vs flat $12 with a $2 discount to opt-in?

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Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by seandougall on Thursday September 19, 2019 @04:56PM (#21020676)

Given how hidden opt-out settings tend to be, yes. If the user has to opt in explicitly, it’s much less likely they’ll consent unintentionally.

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Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by cgriswald on Thursday September 19, 2019 @07:19PM (#21021698)

In practice it will be a dull button saying “$12 plan” and a bright shiny button saying “$2 DISCOUNT” with everything else in fine print.

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Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by Bjartr on Thursday September 19, 2019 @04:55PM (#21020668)

Yep, people are generally lazy. Having something be two steps instead of one make a big difference on your overall conversion rate.

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Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by inlined on Thursday September 19, 2019 @07:41PM (#21021849)

Probably. Loss aversion may make the user more likely want to recover $2 rather than pay $2 to upgrade to tracking-free versions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_aversion

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Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by filoleg on Thursday September 19, 2019 @04:51PM (#21020626)

Yeah, the latter seems like it would involve more bureaucracy than the former. I don't want to sound fatalistic, but I cannot shake off the feeling that it was almost definitely intended.

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