mastermind@lemm.eecake to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-squaremessage-square796fedilinkarrow-up1635arrow-down123
arrow-up1612arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?mastermind@lemm.eecake to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square796fedilink
minus-squareThorny_Thicketlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoYou are paying for the “free” service with that data. Why would they pay you? That makes no sense.
minus-squareidiomaddict@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-211 months agoWhat about when you pay for the service but they still collect your data?
minus-squareThorny_Thicketlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoWell that’s a whole different case. Then they indeed should either pay you or not collect the data.
minus-squareTyrionsNose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoThat’s my point. Let people make that decision if they want it for free with no privacy or paid with privacy. It’s a scam how much we are tracked without real consent and/or compensation.
You are paying for the “free” service with that data. Why would they pay you? That makes no sense.
What about when you pay for the service but they still collect your data?
Well that’s a whole different case. Then they indeed should either pay you or not collect the data.
That’s my point. Let people make that decision if they want it for free with no privacy or paid with privacy.
It’s a scam how much we are tracked without real consent and/or compensation.