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[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 23 points 5 months ago

Opt-in is only meaningful if users can make an informed decision. I think explaining a system like PPA would be a difficult task. And most users complain a lot about these types of interruption.

In my opinion an easily discoverable opt-out option + blog posts and such were the right decision.

So you see, because the users can't meaningfully give informed consent, their consent is therefore uh... [checks notes] not necessary.

Bullshit. Everyone knows that it's because if you actually ask someone "do you want to be creepy tracked, less-creepy tracked, or not tracked?" they'll pick "not" every time.