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by soulofmischief 2587 days ago
Except they don't understand the full scope of the purchase. All of their viewing data is now being recorded.

I can afford tons of things when they are subsidized. That's why coal, etc. still seem so sustainable and we think we can afford them as well.
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scarejunba 2587 days ago
I think I am fully on-board with giving people the same option Kindle does:

* Offer price with view tracking

* Offer price without view tracking

I cannot argue that this shouldn't be clearly visible, and I think, for the benefit of the consumer this can't be a ridiculous matrix of all the different kinds of tracking. Opt-in or pay the higher price. That sounds fair. But "make it so no one can opt-in": no. That is oppressive nonsense from rich people who would go "How much does a TV cost, man? Ten thousand dollars? Just buy it."

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soulofmischief 2587 days ago
Kindle offers advertisements at a discount. I purchased one such model.

AFAIK Amazon is not keeping a remote log of every file accessed on my Kindle. Can you point to something saying otherwise?

> I cannot argue that this shouldn't be clearly visible, and I think, for the benefit of the consumer this can't be a ridiculous matrix of all the different kinds of tracking.

Visibility isn't really an issue either way if it's achieved normality.

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scarejunba 2587 days ago
I said "like the Kindle" in that it's clearly advertised what you're getting in the two different flavours. I didn't mean they track you. I was hoping to emphasise the clarity.
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soulofmischief 2586 days ago
The issue is that anyone who willingly participates in Active Content Recognition systems has made themselves ineligible for revolution.

If they ever start watching anti-government propaganda, the government will know.

We've all read 1984. We know what happens.

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scarejunba 2586 days ago
The problem will always be your fellow man who believes the revolution is evil. I am convinced of this. In the face of that, this stuff is nothing.

1984 was the mid 20th century take. I'm pretty sure any current take would be focused on people's desire for authoritarianism.

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soulofmischief 2586 days ago
So we should just go ahead and put always-on vidscreens in everyone's house then? Because people don't know any better?

It's an education problem. Pointing at an ignorant man and then claiming he should get what he desires is ridiculous.

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