• TWeaK@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    That’s such a bullshit response. But here you go:

    spyware ˈspʌɪwɛː

    noun

    1. software that enables a user to obtain covert information about another’s computer activities by transmitting data covertly from their hard drive.

    That’s exactly what publisher store software does, as defined in their terms and conditions. You can perhaps bicker over the “covert” part, because it’s notified in the terms and conditions, but you cannot reasonably do that without acknowledging that a) most people don’t read the T&C’s, and b) I said that it was “basically spyware”, implying that it isn’t exactly spyware.

    You’re not arguing in good faith, you’re just acting like an asshole.

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        1 year ago

        You didn’t even read my comment, did you.

        you cannot reasonably do that without acknowledging that a) most people don’t read the T&C’s, and b) I said that it was “basically spyware”, implying that it isn’t exactly spyware.

        GOG’s data collection functionality isn’t as extensive as Epic’s or EA’s. I also originally said “most publishers”.

        Learn to fucking read.

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            1 year ago

            Which is why I didn’t say it was exactly spyware. It’s incredibly similar, so much so that as far as the user might be concerned it effectively is spyware. Thus, it is “basically spyware”.

            You’re being pedantic in a meaningless and pointless way. You’re not even technically correct, as I already covered that technicality with my first statement.

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                1 year ago

                Lmfao ad hominem doesn’t mean what you apparently think it means. Again, you should read more carefully, because I didn’t even call you an asshole - I said you were acting like one, after detailing the exact behaviour I was criticising.

                I’ve not been vague, either. I’ve been very detailed and specific. If anything, I should try to be more concise.

                Yes, it is pretty much industry standard. That doesn’t mean it is right or acceptable. Data collection is a big problem all over - value is being taken from every one of us with no due consideration (ie payment). We’re led to believe that our data is near worthless, so much so it isn’t worth the hassle of getting paid, but this is a lie told to us by the very companies that collect it for free and make enough profit from it to become some of the wealthiest businesses in the world. And that’s not something I’ve heard on the internet, those are my own thoughts on the matter.

                In any case, I’m off out now, so I’m happy to leave it as we agree to disagree.

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                    1 year ago

                    Your payment is free use of the apps, these things aren’t free to operate.

                    That’s not the deal that’s offered. The two things are separate, it is not a straightforward exchange. They make out to customers that it’s like a payment, when in reality it isn’t, per the wording of their contract. If it was it would be proportional, and what they take would be front and centre instead of tucked away hidden in the terms, which themselves obfuscate the full extent of what they’re collecting.

                    and I’m guessing

                    There’s your problem. You’re using their numbers and jumping to the easy conclusion they’re directing you towards. Furthermore, the data they collect has far more value than just advertising.

                    And even if it was pennies a year, that’s still value that every one of us is owed. They operate in this weird niche, where they know that if they paid a fair price for user data they wouldn’t be able to raise their product price in line, so their profits would go down. But the only reason they’re profiting so much is because that extra value rightfully belongs to the person who created the data.

                    The person who makes nuts and bolts doesn’t know how to build everything with it, yet you can’t build a car without paying for the nuts and bolts. They aren’t paying for our nuts and bolts.

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                    1 year ago

                    You were given a binary choice and you failed to provide the binary answer options.

                    You also apparently cant tell what a rhetorical question is.

                    Someone in tech security wouldnt fuck both those easy hurdles

                    You also arent using the right definition of spyware, so…