@mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agoWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?message-square1347fedilinkarrow-up1730arrow-down124
arrow-up1706arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?@mastermind@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square1347fedilink
minus-square@Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink4•2 years agoYou are paying for the “free” service with that data. Why would they pay you? That makes no sense.
minus-square@idiomaddict@feddit.delinkfedilink4•edit-22 years agoWhat about when you pay for the service but they still collect your data?
minus-square@Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink2•2 years agoWell that’s a whole different case. Then they indeed should either pay you or not collect the data.
minus-square@TyrionsNose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 years agoThat’s my point. Let people make that decision if they want it for free with no privacy or paid with privacy. It’s a scam how much we are tracked without real consent and/or compensation.
You are paying for the “free” service with that data. Why would they pay you? That makes no sense.
What about when you pay for the service but they still collect your data?
Well that’s a whole different case. Then they indeed should either pay you or not collect the data.
That’s my point. Let people make that decision if they want it for free with no privacy or paid with privacy.
It’s a scam how much we are tracked without real consent and/or compensation.