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Re:Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member clas... by sellmesoap on Saturday November 07, 2026 @02:12PM (#50407133)
I always thought the quote "you're not the customer you're the product" originated with RMS, I went to look it up before I commented and it turns out it was Richard Serra and Carlota Fay Schoolman in 1973! Just as true now as then. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/07/16/product/
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Re:Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member clas... by imglorp on Saturday November 07, 2026 @09:56PM (#50410045)
Yes, and if the OS maker is not mining you for data, they are leaving mountains of cash on the table. So mine they must and mine they will. The financial incentives are overwhelming.

We should be removing those incentives at every level: legislative, societal, government and private.

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