Re:Ask HN: Why does Google word privacy settings like you ag...
by Aeglaecia on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @07:48PM
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this is presenting a question as an imperative, a known hypnotism/manipulation technique. in other words google is taking an optional choice and masking it in a commanding voice - unless your brain is actively and consciously questioning the input it is recieving , it is liable to process the command without question , and unthinkingly answer 'yes'. almost like an SQL injection, in that data can be interpreted as logic. this makes my stomach turn.
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