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Literally who would knowingly accept that
I've been a software developer for nearly 25 years now, and I can tell you this.
No cunt reads anything.
Something pops up over the top of what they want, they'll click OK.
With dark patterns you can "guide" the user to click a particular button, for example by having "accept" in a large, bright stand out colored button, and the "reject" button in a low contrast, small or disabled looking button.
This will not prevent people from clicking reject, but it shifts the percentage of people clicking accept vs reject in the websites favor.
As the spouse of an inpatient person who doesn’t like tech, you’re completely correct.
I am just a guy who knows shit about computers and family knows it.
The amount of stuff I had to remove after people next next next'd an adware installation agreement during installing other stuff...
Or they call tech support and say their computer doesn't work anymore
Users not reading shit I can understand but it makes my blood boil when it your own bloody colleagues.
Being as I'm forced to use outlook for work... At least it's just my work persona they are tracking and selling? That guy is wild.
https://media.tenor.com/SQFmOCFd88gAAAAC/buttsmarnn.gif
Dat work persona though
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Me. I legitimately don't care and I haven't yet had anyone explain to me over the last few decades what the big bad is that should make me care. Oh noes, some companies are going to analyze my data to scam each other for marketing dollars with generally worthless statistical data.
"we kill people based on metadata"
Did you even bother reading that, or were you just jumping on the chance to use the word "metadata" like you were actually making a point? The "metadata" in question was phone location info, which every carrier has and they don't need access to your phone or your Outlook emails to do it. I'm also going to go out on a really sturdy limb and say that the CIA/NSA/whoever doesn't care whether you clicked "Accept All" or "Reject All" when they're hoovering up "metadata".