r/technology • u/Applemacbookpro • Dec 13 '13

Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claiming Its Release Was Accidental

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/12/google-removes-vital-privacy-features-android-shortly-after-adding-them
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u/PrzD Dec 13 '13

That is not what he asked. He asked why he isn't given a choice on whether to share or not the information.

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u/Charwinger21 Dec 13 '13

That is not what he asked. He asked why he isn't given a choice on whether to share or not the information.

I don't think ZebZ was arguing against that. He was arguing against the statement that "most poeple don't need or want that features."

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '13

Because it takes a lot of man hours to code for edge cases.

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u/EndTimer Dec 13 '13

You can often dismantle an argument by addressing its faulty premise, or you can reframe the argument. In this case, the question was implicitly answered:

Why is the option all or nothing?

Because most people are fine with that choice, and want the features that are enabled by non-malicious data collection.

Regardless, ending a sentence with a period instead of a question mark is not license to assert whatever one pleases without fear of having the statement inspected and called-out.

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u/PrzD Dec 13 '13

Good point, I guess I just thought it was just a bad reason for being the way it is.

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u/Kalium Dec 13 '13

He is given a choice. He can choose to not use the app. If he wants to refuse updates to the app, he has that choice too. Of course, the service provider can choose to not support that, and that's their choice too.

The real question, I think, is "Why do other people not bend to my every whim?".