• random65837@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Agreed, but how long have people been saying if you’re not paying, that you’re the product and they’d rather pay for privacy? Well, here they go!

    Anybody with a brain wouldn’t actually trust Meta, but the idea is right at least.

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      1 year ago

      But people pay thousands for cars and still end up the product. I don’t think paying guarantees privacy anymore and if anything is an outdated concept that gives people a false sense of security if they still buy into it. Data collection is the rage now.

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      1 year ago

      Except they’re being tricked into believing they’re paying for privacy, when they’re actually paying for an ad not to be displayed. All the privacy-hostile tracking that went into selecting the ad will still take place but you’re $10 worse off.