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How Online Privacy Is Like Fishing (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

while also allowing companies to recoup costs for services they provide

Or just stop replacing our software with your service.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I agree with the sentiment, but I think the article meant "service" in a more general way. For example, developing software for sale, to be used offline and/or on device rather than cloud, can also be considered a service.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Wasn't clear enough, so I said it. I fully support funding development of libre software.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I know, these corporations got rich selling software but it's not enough any more. Even with more users than ever.