What’s the real point in pointing this out.
People choose what they want to do. If you don’t want to use an app that tracks you: you don’t. You can wait for a an employee or shop elsewhere.
It would be interesting to compare this ‘concern’ with the data of how many already have the CVS app and/or are rewards/loyalty customers already.
Again, and again, and again— if you want privacy protection in this country you need to face the reality that it’s not just politicians in the way. Nor corporate lobbyists. It’s the general public.
A large majority don’t mind their data shared and tracked in exchange for discounts. And many don’t mind targeted advertising either.
The only way data protection will ever pass to law in this country is if it’s done in a way where those of us (there are far more of us than you) that are happy with the general state of things, can continue with that.
Otherwise the majority will tank the legislation, or find a way to hack around it making the situation worse and defeating the idea.
Just look at the cookie notification blockers that popped up days after notification law. Now Al the majority that didn’t care and many that used to care see no warning ever about anything.
Apple’s app tracking is rule is backwards. It issue isn’t apps cross tracking other apps; it’s the need to isolate individual apps from the rest. I don’t care if my game uses internet search history for targeted adverts. Many don’t.
What we don’t want is our game accessing banking or private chats. It’s backwards.
At least the story’s focus is an app that does it right. You don’t need the app to make a purchase. But you can use it if you wish.
If you don’t like the situation; shoot elsewhere.
Let me make this a further point
If a candidate for car wash said they didn’t watch porn they lost my vote.
Saying you didn’t watch porn is the same as saying I’m a full of crap individual that tells lies or is a member of opus die. (Or a sister porking Mormon ) Either way, don’t vote for me.
Re: “ in many of these situations”
All too often the narrative is “…my skin colour”.
Uh, no. There was a crime/infraction in the first place.
You didn’t get pulled over for your complexion, you got pulled over for breaking the law.
I got pulled over in the peak of Covid for an expired registration since our state stopped mailing out renewal notices. My skin colour had nothing to do with that. It’s was my fault for breaking the statute
People need to pay attention to body cam footage. 99.9% of all police violence starts with an aggressive suspect.
Surprise to see you are fair here.
Well admittedly I come across crass at time, the point of fact remains: stop pretending there wasn’t a crime in the first place… in many of these situations.
We can then discuss the un-needed escalation that sometimes occurs.
The cost of entertainment rose well below inflation.
Advertising keeps those costs below inflation.
If you complaining about $20 for 100,000+ titles … : blah.
So, you’re under 30.
Some of us remember paying $50+ for VHS and Beta. $30 for DVDs or $15 for VCDs. Or watching TV with advertising every 12 minutes.
Amazon’s prices are well below inflation. If two 30 second and one 1 minute adverts are the deal killer you need to reevaluate your perception of cost and value.
“Terms and conditions may change at any time.. with or without notice”
If you don’t like it go elsewhere.
Many of those that are complaining forget that just a few short years ago those films would have cost $4+ to rent, online or on disc.
And no, you never signed up for ad free, you signed up for a ‘large selection of…’ ad free content. Amazon has always had advertising before and during a small but sizeable selection of films. Even if you didn’t watch those choices.
Here we are nearly a year later: Amazon is still the streaming leader for content, with nearly 200 studios signed on.
Netflix has channels now, and signed a killer deal with WWE that goes far beyond wrestling, bringing the second largest sports library to a generic streaming service
And… still: there are WAY too many services.
The problem is there is still patchworks. In places where this is rolled out completely, say a city wide network, or like the country wide hands off policing methods, cameras, including plate readers, do reduce crime.
If Trump wins reelection the Dems can only blame themselves. They failed to run a reasonable candidate. Biden has accomplished practically nothing of historical value in his time in office.
Trump is a direct threat. Not to this country, but to the rest of the world. In 2016, and in 2020, the idea of a strong America with a reactionary president kept the world in balance.
Biden has blown that.
The idea of him being that way now, with an out of control world, wars raging on two continents and soft wars on 3 more?
For the first time, the comparison of Trump to Hitler has some truth. People ignore that Poland started World War II. When it closed its borders and refused to take Polish nationals who were illegally in Germany.
We face that now with Trump. Rounding up the criminals who overstayed or have no visa. Sending them back. And watching them get stuck. Going nowhere.
The idea that the cartels could lead to an armed crossing of U.S. forces in retaliation. Trump would fire missiles the first time China sprayed water at an American vessel. He’d flatten whole countries over terrorists disrupting shipping.
The draw to his isolationist stance is gone. We’re too far past isolation now. GED be great for America. But he’s destroy the world.
Be it dumb teens playing with explosives (being shot was the least of his concerns),
Idiots in need of attention with gunshot-exhaust, backfire, angry couples tossing a tv out the window. Trucks dropping grates…
In an urban environment filled with noise,
10 megabytes was HUGE in the late 90s. When the average hard drive was still well under a gigabyte.
A 5 minute MP2 song was under 3MB. And a 30 second RealVideo clip was, under 10 megs.
And NO desktop or server email applications accepted anywhere near that size of attachment, if they accepted attachments at all.
I was in on Gmail as an alpha tester. Mail paid for by advertising? Sign me up. Free?!? Wow. And I have to say, I kiss the easy to use plain html interface. When other online email services too minutes to load in their bling, Google let us keep that fast clean html.
They either have, or are, kill(ed/ing) that.
Sizes have gone up. Options have gone up. But I no longer use the web interface for Gmail. I have mail apps on every device that sync easily and stay updated.
As someone who remembers waiting 12 hours for a message to transfer over 300bd…?
I can’t stand how flash and bang and bling the web has gotten. The Gmail site is practically unusable with all the mouse gestures and Ajax and and and crap.
Gmail is currently one of the top mail providers. And a large percentage never see the advertising options as they are not delivered over most apps. Too bad.
Any fireworks large enough to set off shot spotter are illegal in Illinois.
Police responding to a shooting report fired on a man, in his mid teens, for setting off illegal explosives.
Nope. Read the ruling. Assault is a different charge.
Not that any rational person can hunks a man of that wealth would “rape” or assail some back water slime that couldn’t even figure out her dates under oath.
If the camera is in or in public space, it’s fine.
Don’t want a peeper watching? Close your blinds. Photograph me naked all you want, looser. Don’t care
Anyone who does is a criminal or a prude.
End the forced down The throat broadcast mandate?
If you want to lower fees stop forcing broadcast transmission that la literal 50% of users do not want or use.
When cable providers don’t need to prop up the four failed broadcast groups, consumers won’t be paying for a service they don’t use
With US courts and beyond reasonable payouts.
Yes the woman should be compensated in a rational world for her damage, and a small amount for disruption of life.
M but this award is not more righteous than the nonsense copyright rates!
And I’m sure many users will willingly use it. You have a choice, use the app, pay higher rates, or use a different restaurant.
Ultimately
What’s the real point in pointing this out. People choose what they want to do. If you don’t want to use an app that tracks you: you don’t. You can wait for a an employee or shop elsewhere. It would be interesting to compare this ‘concern’ with the data of how many already have the CVS app and/or are rewards/loyalty customers already. Again, and again, and again— if you want privacy protection in this country you need to face the reality that it’s not just politicians in the way. Nor corporate lobbyists. It’s the general public. A large majority don’t mind their data shared and tracked in exchange for discounts. And many don’t mind targeted advertising either. The only way data protection will ever pass to law in this country is if it’s done in a way where those of us (there are far more of us than you) that are happy with the general state of things, can continue with that. Otherwise the majority will tank the legislation, or find a way to hack around it making the situation worse and defeating the idea. Just look at the cookie notification blockers that popped up days after notification law. Now Al the majority that didn’t care and many that used to care see no warning ever about anything. Apple’s app tracking is rule is backwards. It issue isn’t apps cross tracking other apps; it’s the need to isolate individual apps from the rest. I don’t care if my game uses internet search history for targeted adverts. Many don’t. What we don’t want is our game accessing banking or private chats. It’s backwards. At least the story’s focus is an app that does it right. You don’t need the app to make a purchase. But you can use it if you wish. If you don’t like the situation; shoot elsewhere.
Let me make this a further point If a candidate for car wash said they didn’t watch porn they lost my vote. Saying you didn’t watch porn is the same as saying I’m a full of crap individual that tells lies or is a member of opus die. (Or a sister porking Mormon ) Either way, don’t vote for me.
Try this. “I watched porn, as has more than 77% of the country’s population. Bot for me because I tell the truth. “ Instant stardom
Re: “ in many of these situations” All too often the narrative is “…my skin colour”. Uh, no. There was a crime/infraction in the first place. You didn’t get pulled over for your complexion, you got pulled over for breaking the law. I got pulled over in the peak of Covid for an expired registration since our state stopped mailing out renewal notices. My skin colour had nothing to do with that. It’s was my fault for breaking the statute People need to pay attention to body cam footage. 99.9% of all police violence starts with an aggressive suspect.
Surprise to see you are fair here. Well admittedly I come across crass at time, the point of fact remains: stop pretending there wasn’t a crime in the first place… in many of these situations. We can then discuss the un-needed escalation that sometimes occurs.
The cost of entertainment rose well below inflation. Advertising keeps those costs below inflation. If you complaining about $20 for 100,000+ titles … : blah.
So, you’re under 30. Some of us remember paying $50+ for VHS and Beta. $30 for DVDs or $15 for VCDs. Or watching TV with advertising every 12 minutes. Amazon’s prices are well below inflation. If two 30 second and one 1 minute adverts are the deal killer you need to reevaluate your perception of cost and value.
“Terms and conditions may change at any time.. with or without notice” If you don’t like it go elsewhere. Many of those that are complaining forget that just a few short years ago those films would have cost $4+ to rent, online or on disc. And no, you never signed up for ad free, you signed up for a ‘large selection of…’ ad free content. Amazon has always had advertising before and during a small but sizeable selection of films. Even if you didn’t watch those choices.
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Here we are nearly a year later: Amazon is still the streaming leader for content, with nearly 200 studios signed on. Netflix has channels now, and signed a killer deal with WWE that goes far beyond wrestling, bringing the second largest sports library to a generic streaming service And… still: there are WAY too many services.
Not enough
The problem is there is still patchworks. In places where this is rolled out completely, say a city wide network, or like the country wide hands off policing methods, cameras, including plate readers, do reduce crime.
If Trump wins reelection the Dems can only blame themselves. They failed to run a reasonable candidate. Biden has accomplished practically nothing of historical value in his time in office. Trump is a direct threat. Not to this country, but to the rest of the world. In 2016, and in 2020, the idea of a strong America with a reactionary president kept the world in balance. Biden has blown that. The idea of him being that way now, with an out of control world, wars raging on two continents and soft wars on 3 more? For the first time, the comparison of Trump to Hitler has some truth. People ignore that Poland started World War II. When it closed its borders and refused to take Polish nationals who were illegally in Germany. We face that now with Trump. Rounding up the criminals who overstayed or have no visa. Sending them back. And watching them get stuck. Going nowhere. The idea that the cartels could lead to an armed crossing of U.S. forces in retaliation. Trump would fire missiles the first time China sprayed water at an American vessel. He’d flatten whole countries over terrorists disrupting shipping. The draw to his isolationist stance is gone. We’re too far past isolation now. GED be great for America. But he’s destroy the world.
These systems can’t work in our society
Be it dumb teens playing with explosives (being shot was the least of his concerns), Idiots in need of attention with gunshot-exhaust, backfire, angry couples tossing a tv out the window. Trucks dropping grates… In an urban environment filled with noise,
not very much??
10 megabytes was HUGE in the late 90s. When the average hard drive was still well under a gigabyte. A 5 minute MP2 song was under 3MB. And a 30 second RealVideo clip was, under 10 megs. And NO desktop or server email applications accepted anywhere near that size of attachment, if they accepted attachments at all. I was in on Gmail as an alpha tester. Mail paid for by advertising? Sign me up. Free?!? Wow. And I have to say, I kiss the easy to use plain html interface. When other online email services too minutes to load in their bling, Google let us keep that fast clean html. They either have, or are, kill(ed/ing) that. Sizes have gone up. Options have gone up. But I no longer use the web interface for Gmail. I have mail apps on every device that sync easily and stay updated. As someone who remembers waiting 12 hours for a message to transfer over 300bd…? I can’t stand how flash and bang and bling the web has gotten. The Gmail site is practically unusable with all the mouse gestures and Ajax and and and crap. Gmail is currently one of the top mail providers. And a large percentage never see the advertising options as they are not delivered over most apps. Too bad.
And people wonder!?
This is exactly why so many Apple users are so extremely against merging message system and operability.
Missing a fact..
Any fireworks large enough to set off shot spotter are illegal in Illinois. Police responding to a shooting report fired on a man, in his mid teens, for setting off illegal explosives.
Lie
Public. Period
If the camera is in or in public space, it’s fine. Don’t want a peeper watching? Close your blinds. Photograph me naked all you want, looser. Don’t care Anyone who does is a criminal or a prude.
Can we please
End the forced down The throat broadcast mandate? If you want to lower fees stop forcing broadcast transmission that la literal 50% of users do not want or use. When cable providers don’t need to prop up the four failed broadcast groups, consumers won’t be paying for a service they don’t use
What is it?
With US courts and beyond reasonable payouts. Yes the woman should be compensated in a rational world for her damage, and a small amount for disruption of life. M but this award is not more righteous than the nonsense copyright rates!