@denny It's not 'spyware' guys, it's just 'surprise surveillance'.

@denny when the most commonly used end-user operating system is spyware you're only left with the options of "burn it all to the ground" or just be okay with being constantly spied on I guess.

@denny i miss the old days when you could choose which spyware you wanted on your computer 😔

@denny true, true...

@denny@boing.world

Kinda like location data: friends used to ask me why I didn't disable it in my phone, I always responded, "telco's still gonna collect and sell it, at least if I leave it on, I can use my data for my own benefit".

@denny they're not spying, they're just accessing the data we're "sharing" with them.

@denny Back in the days it was just our grandparents who installed some fly-by-night spyware because they weren't that young anymore and the internet confused the hell out of them. Today, everyone does it happily themselves and pats their own back for it.

@denny
Hmm ... Customer engagement?

@denny https://www.freewear.org/FW0681--Interpeer-Project-Ethical-T-shirt