#youaretheproduct — Public Fediverse posts

What can a #website know about you? This site tells you

https://sinceyouarrived.world/taken

#privacy #youaretheproduct

News in Instagram robo-hacking: I just got this. I deactivated my IG about 5 yrs ago. I used to love IG when it wasnt owned by FB but now its just a dump for marketing and grifting, just what we all feared after FB bought it. I haven't attempted to log in for years. Be warned. #instagram #hacking #meta #facebook #Datasociety #youaretheproduct

That ‘free’ app on your phone? It’s reading your messages, tracking your location, collecting your contacts, and learning your behavior. You’re not the user—you’re the product.
#FreeAppTruth #DigitalPrivacy #SurveillanceEconomy #OnlineSafety #YouAreTheProduct
#PrivacyMatters #DataMining #TechAwareness #CyberSecurity #StormyCloudOrg

That ‘free’ app on your phone? It’s reading your messages, tracking your location, collecting your contacts, and learning your behavior. You’re not the user—you’re the product.
#FreeAppTruth #DigitalPrivacy #SurveillanceEconomy #OnlineSafety #YouAreTheProduct
#PrivacyMatters #DataMining #TechAwareness #CyberSecurity #StormyCloudOrg

That ‘free’ app on your phone? It’s reading your messages, tracking your location, collecting your contacts, and learning your behavior. You’re not the user—you’re the product.
#FreeAppTruth #DigitalPrivacy #SurveillanceEconomy #OnlineSafety #YouAreTheProduct
#PrivacyMatters #DataMining #TechAwareness #CyberSecurity #StormyCloudOrg

That ‘free’ app on your phone? It’s reading your messages, tracking your location, collecting your contacts, and learning your behavior. You’re not the user—you’re the product.
#FreeAppTruth #DigitalPrivacy #SurveillanceEconomy #OnlineSafety #YouAreTheProduct
#PrivacyMatters #DataMining #TechAwareness #CyberSecurity #StormyCloudOrg

That ‘free’ app on your phone? It’s reading your messages, tracking your location, collecting your contacts, and learning your behavior. You’re not the user—you’re the product.
#FreeAppTruth #DigitalPrivacy #SurveillanceEconomy #OnlineSafety #YouAreTheProduct
#PrivacyMatters #DataMining #TechAwareness #CyberSecurity #StormyCloudOrg

TECHNOLOGYVisualizing the Length of the Fine Print, for 14 Popular Apps

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/terms-of-service-visualizing-the-length-of-internet-agreements/

Für die meisten Terms Of Service der Dienste die wir nutzen, solltest du auf College - Niveau lesen können, um sie zu verstehen. Das ist ziemlich hoch. Die Grafik verdeutlicht enorm wieviel Zeit es braucht. Krass. #TOS #YouAreTheProduct #WeAreTheProduct

TECHNOLOGYVisualizing the Length of the Fine Print, for 14 Popular Apps

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/terms-of-service-visualizing-the-length-of-internet-agreements/

Für die meisten Terms Of Service der Dienste die wir nutzen, solltest du auf College - Niveau lesen können, um sie zu verstehen. Das ist ziemlich hoch. Die Grafik verdeutlicht enorm wieviel Zeit es braucht. Krass. #TOS #YouAreTheProduct #WeAreTheProduct

If you don't pay for your social media account you can't complain about how it gets funding. Web servers are not free! #youAreTheProduct

#bluesky #blockchain #bsky #blockchainCapital

#Amazon bricks long-standing #FireTV apps with latest update
It’s not hard to see why people might want to avoid #FireOS #homescreen nor why Amazon would want to force users to see it. Like many #TV vendors, Amazon is trying to drive long-term #revenue from #TV sales by including #ads is TVs' OS, allowing Amazon to sell #ad space and insight around ad engagement. Update has made apps unable to use #Android Debug Bridge (#ADB) connections or commands.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/amazon-bricks-long-standing-fire-tv-apps-with-latest-update/

#YouAreTheProduct

The Quiet Death of Ello’s Big Dreams
https://waxy.org/2024/01/the-quiet-death-of-ellos-big-dreams/

Remember Ello?
Ello died quietly a few months ago.
The social media site promised to put its users first.
Ello promised not be funded by selling third-party ads, not sell user data, and to bind any future company owner to the same terms. In the end, Ello broke all of its core rules. Then Ello shut-down so quickly that it didn't give its members any warning or time to get out with their user-generated content.

This article is a cautionary tale of how high ideals mean nothing when you accept VC money. At some point, the VC money dries-up and they want to collect on their debts.

Also, I think it's notable that one of the founders went on to startup a company selling NFTs / crypto, and when that collapsed, he pivoted to a new startup churning out AI garbage.

#Ello #YouAreTheProduct #VC #AI #NFT #Crypto #SocialMedia

@cassidy
#PrivacySandbox #GooglePrivacySandbox #SurveillanceCapitalism #YouAreTheProduct

How long does it take to say no to sharing any unnecessary data when browsing a web page? 3 minutess and 45 seconds it turns out. A little longer on a phone.

Or, seen from the ones creating this mess: "Consent to tracking and sharing data by not enough time to disagree"

#consent #GDPR #cookies #Privacy #youaretheproduct #usability #darkPattern #darkUxPattern #darkux #UX

https://vimeo.com/868263114

How long does it take to say no to sharing any unnecessary data when browsing a web page? 3 minutess and 45 seconds it turns out. A little longer on a phone.

Or, seen from the ones creating this mess: "Consent to tracking and sharing data by not enough time to disagree"

#consent #GDPR #cookies #Privacy #youaretheproduct #usability #darkPattern #darkUxPattern #darkux #UX

https://vimeo.com/868263114

How long does it take to say no to sharing any unnecessary data when browsing a web page? 3 minutess and 45 seconds it turns out. A little longer on a phone.

Or, seen from the ones creating this mess: "Consent to tracking and sharing data by not enough time to disagree"

#consent #GDPR #cookies #Privacy #youaretheproduct #usability #darkPattern #darkUxPattern #darkux #UX

https://vimeo.com/868263114

How long does it take to say no to sharing any unnecessary data when browsing a web page? 3 minutess and 45 seconds it turns out. A little longer on a phone.

Or, seen from the ones creating this mess: "Consent to tracking and sharing data by not enough time to disagree"

#consent #GDPR #cookies #Privacy #youaretheproduct #usability #darkPattern #darkUxPattern #darkux #UX

https://vimeo.com/868263114

How long does it take to say no to sharing any unnecessary data when browsing a web page? 3 minutess and 45 seconds it turns out. A little longer on a phone.

Or, seen from the ones creating this mess: "Consent to tracking and sharing data by not enough time to disagree"

#consent #GDPR #cookies #Privacy #youaretheproduct #usability #darkPattern #darkUxPattern #darkux #UX

https://vimeo.com/868263114

The general rule is: If you don't pay for a commercial product, then you are the product.

This of course does not apply to everything. Especially not to #freeandopensourcesoftware.
#bigtech #surveillance #capitalism #youaretheproduct

I wonder why all these celebs are jumping to Hive? 🤔
*sees it's VC-backed*
Um... no thanks 😬
#YouAreTheProduct #WillKeepChanging #LineGoesUp