Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:
The only reason this wouldn't be obvious is if you've fallen into the trap of thinking "if you're not paying for the product, you're the product." Companies that cheat when the opportunity arises will cheat *everyone*: customers, users, regulators, suppliers and employees. You're the product if the company can get away with making you the product:
https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/14/luxury-surveillance/#liar-liar
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