alt Hacker NewsAt some point we have to get used to the idea that there are no such thing as free services. If you're not paying for something that clearly has a cost to the entity providing it, then value will be extracted from you in other ways.
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piyuv • today at 3:46 PM
Do you realize this thread is about a suicide preventation website? Can’t you separate between public services and profit-based ones?
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dfxm12 • today at 4:26 PM
This is true, but it's important to note that this will still likely happen for services you are paying for, too.
Paying the danegeld logic. They are more than happy to charge you money and spy on you. See Windows 11, Bambu printers making every print go through their cloud, smart TVs reporting on what you watch, cars tattling on where you're driving, and countless other examples.