Comment by simondotau
1 month ago
> You've succinctly identified a (maybe the) huge problem in the computing world today.
And getting downvoted for saying it, which is a fascinating incongruity.
1 month ago
> You've succinctly identified a (maybe the) huge problem in the computing world today.
And getting downvoted for saying it, which is a fascinating incongruity.
> incongruity
Or signal of non-named stakeholders.
It’s amazing how hostile Silicon Valley (and HN commenters) are to the basic idea of consent. It’s as if simply asking the user for permission is a grave insult to these technologists. “I shouldn’t have to ask permission! It implies I’m doing something bad!” they might be thinking.
If the world was a nightclub, “Silicon Valley” would be a creepy guy who walks up to every woman and says “You’re now dating me. To stop, you need to opt out using a form that I will do my best to make sure you can’t read.”
You're inverting morality and infantilising the consumer. Apple is a corporation. Corporations don't owe you moral anything, except as required by law.
Choosing an Apple product is consent to trusting Apple. Continued use their products represents ongoing consent. This is an objective fact about all complex connected devices and it cannot possibly be otherwise.
Corporation are driven by people. They’re not a separate entity that decides to do things while their owners are sleeping. Every actions have someone that suggested it and someone that gave the green light.
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