Re:Microsoft's Recall AI feature is now indefinitely delayed
by ryandrake on Friday June 14, 2024 @03:11PM
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It's the same playbook every company uses, who want to feed us something we don't like. They'll try again and again. Maybe they'll add sugar to the medicine, maybe they'll wave the spoon around and make airplane noises, maybe they'll distract us with a toy and jam the spoon in when we aren't expecting it, maybe they'll hold us down and give it as a suppository. One way or another, the baby is going to take the medicine. That's how these companies think about their customers.
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Re:Microsoft's Recall AI feature is now indefinitely delayed
by devsda on Friday June 14, 2024 @04:25PM
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Another example comes from Facebook/Meta.
When WhatsApp forced accepting terms that affect privacy, they faced huge backlash and many were migrating to alternatives like signal & telegram. In response WhatsApp didn't backout of new the policy but just removed the enforcement deadline.
Now they silently and randomly show an annoying popup asking users to agree to the new privacy terms. The dialog is strategically placed and designed to collect as many accidental as clicks possible.
Sadly, the strategy worked for them and nobody cares about the new terms any more.