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by rco8786 1374 days ago
This is a weird criticism. No person can guarantee that some other person in the future will or will not do something.
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Maybe I wasn't clear. My criticism is this: they're logging the data. That leaves the door open to bad actors in the future, whether it's the next CEO, whether it's a government, or whether it's criminals who steal the data.

Pointing out that the company will revolve is not a criticism.

I do think it's kinda funny they are trying to oust your ISP and insert themselves, as the keeper of traffic logs. Either way, I guess we're going to choose a big corporation to trust.

Lastly, I don't think your point stands, when the quote says "we won't sell your data, EVER" (my emphasis)

Weird in general maybe, but I got the point: if they didn’t store the data, then future people couldn’t sell the data
The incentives encourage selling the data and there's no reason they can't just change their mind one day.

It's a weak promise and a valid criticism.