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minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 year agoHow is it sneaky? They’re very public about it, and the popup I got was opt-in, and clear about what would be shared if I agreed.
minus-squareDreadPotato@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIt’s opt-in…for now. It will probably be mandatory to use the browser in the near future.
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoI have also found they are very sneaky about turning settings back on by berating the user with message boxes over time, answering a dingle one wrong turns it all back on. Android location data collection does this, for example.
minus-squareRadioactive Radio@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoIt’s opt-in for not because they’re testing how tolerant users are. They’ll start bending you over soon enough.
How is it sneaky? They’re very public about it, and the popup I got was opt-in, and clear about what would be shared if I agreed.
It’s opt-in…for now. It will probably be mandatory to use the browser in the near future.
I have also found they are very sneaky about turning settings back on by berating the user with message boxes over time, answering a dingle one wrong turns it all back on.
Android location data collection does this, for example.
It’s opt-in for not because they’re testing how tolerant users are. They’ll start bending you over soon enough.