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		jve on Nov 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Atom editor still phones home prior to consent dia... Don't get me wrong. Lengthy TOS is an issue of itself. It's just that users who seek privacy should know how to evaluate it. We are kind of getting closer to improve the situation with... GDPR. Makes software owners come up with, uh-oh, consent dialogs. Pro: User can see where his data go. And presenting this info is a requirement. Cons: Those annoying dialogs...

lucy_gatenby on Nov 27, 2019 [–]

> It's just that users who seek privacy should know how to evaluate it.

No. It's the vulnerable, the young, the naive, those just starting out that should be protected by default.

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