So, I guess Threads is officially spyware... Not at all shocked, but, Jesus that's a lot of data they're wanting.Rabbithole@kbin.social to Fediverse@kbin.social – 0 points – 1 years ago6Post a CommentPreviewHotTopNewOldTake me back in time to the 2000s when the most scandalous spyware was a purple gorilla virtual assistant telling awful jokes with a TTS voice.I remember when it was something of a privacy scandal that RealPlayer would phone home to check for updates. Still, end of the day, if people aren't willing to pay for services with money, directly, then they're going to pay with their data.Off topic, but I keep hearing your comments in Max Headroom's voice. This one was especially suitable for that!And all of it 100% unnecessary. Which is painful to think about the 30M people that signed up without caring about this.It isn't unnecessary at all, if you're Meta. Which is the fundamental issue with a system like that. The priority is in the wrong damn place.
Take me back in time to the 2000s when the most scandalous spyware was a purple gorilla virtual assistant telling awful jokes with a TTS voice.I remember when it was something of a privacy scandal that RealPlayer would phone home to check for updates. Still, end of the day, if people aren't willing to pay for services with money, directly, then they're going to pay with their data.Off topic, but I keep hearing your comments in Max Headroom's voice. This one was especially suitable for that!
I remember when it was something of a privacy scandal that RealPlayer would phone home to check for updates. Still, end of the day, if people aren't willing to pay for services with money, directly, then they're going to pay with their data.
Off topic, but I keep hearing your comments in Max Headroom's voice. This one was especially suitable for that!
And all of it 100% unnecessary. Which is painful to think about the 30M people that signed up without caring about this.It isn't unnecessary at all, if you're Meta. Which is the fundamental issue with a system like that. The priority is in the wrong damn place.
It isn't unnecessary at all, if you're Meta. Which is the fundamental issue with a system like that. The priority is in the wrong damn place.
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Take me back in time to the 2000s when the most scandalous spyware was a purple gorilla virtual assistant telling awful jokes with a TTS voice.
I remember when it was something of a privacy scandal that RealPlayer would phone home to check for updates.
Still, end of the day, if people aren't willing to pay for services with money, directly, then they're going to pay with their data.
Off topic, but I keep hearing your comments in Max Headroom's voice. This one was especially suitable for that!
And all of it 100% unnecessary. Which is painful to think about the 30M people that signed up without caring about this.
It isn't unnecessary at all, if you're Meta.
Which is the fundamental issue with a system like that.
The priority is in the wrong damn place.