From 734fc16df4b244a8d0a730f61037bf91cd67e01d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rohan Kumar Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 02:27:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] New note: opt-out telemetry --- content/notes/opt-in-telemetry.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/notes/opt-in-telemetry.md diff --git a/content/notes/opt-in-telemetry.md b/content/notes/opt-in-telemetry.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5524d6f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/opt-in-telemetry.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: "Opt in telemetry" +date: 2022-06-03T02:27:05-07:00 +replyURI: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31604932" +replyTitle: "As far as I am concerned, telemetry is a good thing" +replyType: "SocialMediaPosting" +replyAuthor: "eterevsky" +replyAuthorURI: "https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=eterevsky" +--- +Being enrolled in a study should require prior informed consent. Terms of the data collection, including what data can be collected and how that data will be used, must be presented to all participants in language they can understand. Only then can they provide informed consent. + +Harvesting data without permission is just exploitation. Software improvements and user engagement are not more important than basic respect for user agency. + +Moreover, not everyone is like you. People who do have reason to care about data collection should not have their critical needs outweighed for the mere convenience of the majority. This type of rhetoric is often used to dismiss accessibility concerns, which is why we have to turn to legislation. +