In a word, yes.
They know it benefits them more than us, so they make it opt-out.
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Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Why is this shit always opt-out?
Are they afraid it’s a shit feature, so no one would be want to opt in?
justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io 4 weeks ago
Tanoh@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
They also know that just a tiny tiny percentage of users will go into settings, and even less actually change something.
TheOneCurly@feddit.online 4 weeks ago
It reframes a thing as your fault if you miss the opt-out window. They are blame free and you failed to protect yourself.
WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Because we live in corporate dictatorships with the illusion of “democracy”.
Wait until you find out how most regulations are enforced by “self-reporting”… the honor system, lol.
renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 4 weeks ago
Because Techbros really struggle with consent.
justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io 4 weeks ago
This dates tactic predates the internet.
Cable, telephone and banks used to do this regularly.