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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by charcircuit on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @07:37AM (#30176663)
>sneakily re-enable a previous off setting set by users

How is sending everyone an email about it being "sneaky"?

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Re:Google to turn on activity tracking for many users who tu... by somehnacct3757 on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @07:44AM (#30176725)
Because not everyone will read or understand the email.

Because they sent the email months before users can adjust the new setting to match their old setting, placing a burden to remember on the user.

Because they didn't default the new value to the existing value.

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