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[-] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 8 points 1 month ago

Their source comes from it giving system access and that is what they want.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Why would they want that? Are there any cases of it being abused?

[-] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah why would any mega conglomerate corporate entity want the most valuable and easy to harvest resource on earth

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Computer usage statistics? Score!

[-] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 1 month ago

Of course, no unfathomably demonic corporate entity would ever choose to track users and target them like that, to for instance sell products with zero repressions due to a lobbying hate group bribing lawyers to make it legal

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Would be completely illegal in countries with gdpr. I'm a programmer and can tell you every company takes that super seriously.

You have to agree to be tracked. Most people just do it without thinking.

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