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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

Mozilla’s Annual Consumer Creep-O-Meter distills what’s good, what’s bad, and what’s just plain creepy in the world of consumer tech.

Includes 'big picture trends', 'best and worst products', and 'numbers'

If you haven't used PrivacyNotIncluded before, here is a link to the homepage where you can search up other products and services that you are interested in: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded

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[-] tabular@lemmy.world -5 points 11 months ago

They ask for an email before sharing the results in the hopes that they would get more people to sign up. If not a dark pattern then that's at least sus.

[-] elscallr@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Just because you don't have the attention span to not react to every input you see doesn't make it a dark pattern. It means you need to be less impulsive.

[-] tabular@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

Like how a gambler should just stop gambling? The fault is on them if they didn't read the sign saying stop when the fun stops?

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

While others might seek to exploit addictions, addicts absolutely have personally responsibility for their addictions.

[-] tabular@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'm sure most people agree with you but I disagree.

If addicts have responsibility for their addictions does that therefore mean you must take credit for not being addicted?

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I guess, but it's like taking credit for cleaning your room or not hitting anyone on the way in to work. It's great but only your mother really cares (and even she is probably rolling her eyes if you're bragging about that beyond a certain age).

[-] tabular@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Furthermore, peoples would reject others taking credit for things they didn't actually earn. If someone wins the lottery that's not a quality of them, they were just lucky.

I don't believe people can take credit for anything because they are not the author of their biological or environment. Likewise, being a gambling addict cannot be their fault.

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