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Originally Posted by the.Mtn.Man
I hope you never ever buy anything from an online vendor, or have an account with Facebook, Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc., because they all basically do the same thing.
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That doesn't make it ok.
Being forced into a system that aggregates data from you is no different then someone going through your trash after you put it on the curb.
As a Canadian I have an expectation of privacy. It's unfortunate that companies capitalize from users by forcing them into these agreements. At least this firmware version allows me to turn off some aspects of data aggregation like facebook shares. Google has lost me as a supporter for the this exact reason. The Cloud in general is a horrible idea because it gives the wrong people to much access to your everyday life. It's a shame open source developers don't simplify certain types of server setups so people could run their own "Cloud's." I can get the same results from making an SSH tunnel into my home computer. I don't need nor want these cloud services but am forced into updating to software, websites, and hardware that support creepy marketing gurus harvesting every bit of data they can so they can commodity it. Now I don't have an issue if this is glaringly apparent when the service launches. But when a service changes mid way through it is nothing but irritating. And sneaking it in without anyone knowing is even worse.
I find it surprising when companies get up in arms about software or hardware modifications, when the end result is people attempting to make a a device work the way they had expected it to.
What is even more surprising is people accepting this is just the way it is. If this was a telephone or cell phone conversation no one would think twice about how wrong it is to snoop on your communications and actions. But somewhere down the line people just decided to roll over and ignore their right to privacy. I say if your one of those people great let companies do what they want with your data thats fine by me. But I want an off switch or a self installed alternative without "google analytics" or who knows what else.