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Re:Wacom tablets track every app you open by briandear on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @07:46PM (#22252457)
You are implying that capitalism is the problem? What does privacy look like in non-capitalist places? What was the privacy like in East Germany? Or China? Or Cuba? Capitalism isn’t the problem, it’s the solution: build things people want and the market rewards it.
Re:Wacom tablets track every app you open by Seenso on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @09:30PM (#22252968)
> You are implying that capitalism is the problem?

Certain kinds of capitalism, yes. There's not just one kind, and the kind we have now isn't the best kind. Perhaps we should try to discover a better one?

> What does privacy look like in non-capitalist places ... like ... China ...?

China is very capitalist now, if you weren't aware.

In any case, the main problem in those countries (at least with regards to privacy) was authoritarianism, not non-capitalism.

Re:Wacom tablets track every app you open by devb on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @10:07PM (#22253123)
If only there was an system somewhere between the United States and East Germany. Sheesh.
Re:Wacom tablets track every app you open by leppr on Thursday February 06, 2020 @03:18AM (#22254401)
It's important to also acknowledge the crucial role culture plays in this problem, regardless of the political system it cradles.

The public is simply ignorant about surveillance technology issues. Not that long ago we used to tolerate sawdust in our bread[1], and that's food, something humans should be pretty knowledgeable about. People would revolt if this happened now, whether they live under a capitalist or communist system. A free market might accelerate the transition, but education about the issue is still the underlying factor of change.

[1]: http://www.theoldfoodie.com/2011/03/sawdust-bread.html