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Here are the settlements from Apple and Google regarding “how phones totally aren’t listening to you and selling the data to advertisers”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-voice-assistant-lawsuit-...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lopez-voice-assistant-payout-se...

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Until those switches come in the crosshairs of someone's KPIs, and then magically they get flipped in whatever direction makes the engagement line go up. Unfortunately we live in a world where all of these companies have done this exact thing, over and over again. These headlines aren't ragebait, they're prescient.
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Well, now you’re just doing the same exact thing I described. You’re basically making up hypothetical things that could happen in the future.

I’ll agree with you the moment Microsoft does that. But they haven’t done it. And again, I’m not their champion, I’m actively migrating away from Microsoft products. I just don’t think this type of philosophy is helpful. It’s basically cynicism for cynicism’s sake.

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