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by dictum 3008 days ago
Part of the problem is how the TOS is deliberately obscure long form text while the UI (which does not make the data sharing explicit) is nice, polished and A/B tested for maximum engagement [0].

Were the same information design effort applied to explaining the data collection and sharing, all users would at least know what is happening.

Most users should know/intuit how this pervasive data collection/sharing can have unwanted side effects, even without such nicely designed explanations, but one of the most effective rules of UX is don't make me think.

[0]: "Frictionless" in practice means "don't wait, start using this now and only think about it later".