From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services

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From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services

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Privacy GuidesEnglish · 1 year ago

If Gmail proved anything, it was that people would, for the most part, accept any terms of service. Or at least not care enough to read the fine-print closely.

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It should always have been opt-in, not opt-out. I remember ranting about it to my girlfriend at the time. I don’t think she cared.
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  Nobody fucking cared. Being right is worse than useless.

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