Re:Meta unlawfully ignores the users' right to easily withdr...
by thfuran on Thursday January 11, 2024 @08:55AM
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No, the naivety is in the belief that paying offers any privacy protection. It's not a seat belt; it's homeopathic snake oil.
Re:Meta unlawfully ignores the users' right to easily withdr...
by HenryBemis on Thursday January 11, 2024 @08:53AM
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So next time you walk down the street, if someone crosses your path give them you wallet, phone, laptop, sneakers, jacket because "hey they may pull a knife on me"(?)
I say that where money can be made, money will be made. But we have laws and regulations, and when the Metas of this world play dirty, you can stick it to them. (in most cases it will be too little - too late)(but the solution is not to roll over)
Nothing in life is a guarantee. It’s pure pedantry to hear someone say “I would rather pay than be the product” and to choose to interpret that as “I believe that paying always guarantees that the company will never also use indirect monetization”.
Preferring business with direct monetization models is risk mitigation, not a naive (and incorrect) belief in a magic bullet solution to a complex problem.