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Regardless of what nationality an app is created under, in today's day and age, why is not just assumed that any website/app is not slurping in all of your data (usage, messages, location, wifi name, etc)? To me, all apps are guilty until proven innocent.


What is the incentive for any app to do the right thing then?

It seems to me that coloring all apps the same regardless means that all apps may as well just do exactly as you describe...

Anyone who doesn't isn't thought of as any better...


> Anyone who doesn't isn't thought of as any better...

Not until proven innocent, no. We need hardware and software we can inspect, that's not an unattainable goal.

It may seem far away, but any other direction is even worse... so I'd rather head towards a goal that is far away than into a wilderness that is just as far away, but boring and empty at best, terrible at worst.


I feel like the assumption that everyone is guilty just puts everyone on par with the guilty so before proven innocent ... why bother?

It seems like the net effect would be to just provide cover for all actual offenders making them equal with everyone.


> What is the incentive for any app to do the right thing then?

Presumably, doing the right thing (TM) becomes their USP?


It's not of much value if like the other users they just assume you're doing the wrong thing already.




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