Re:Request for comments regarding topics to be discussed at ...
by m463 on Monday May 03, 2021 @09:00PM
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I think this is probably the darkest pattern of all.
So many offline devices are forced to have an online component.
Simple IoT devices with just bluetooth - they require an app that will phone home.
More complicated devices with wifi or ethernet - they will nag you again and again until you are connected to the mothership.
Even apple with all it's "privacy is a right" won't turn off bluetooth or wifi in the quick menu - they just toggle it and it comes back. You have to dig into settings to turn them off "for real".
So many offline devices are forced to have an online component.
Simple IoT devices with just bluetooth - they require an app that will phone home.
More complicated devices with wifi or ethernet - they will nag you again and again until you are connected to the mothership.
Even apple with all it's "privacy is a right" won't turn off bluetooth or wifi in the quick menu - they just toggle it and it comes back. You have to dig into settings to turn them off "for real".