Ask Slashdot: Do We Need Opt-Out-By-Default Privacy Laws?
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> They have not been respected the individual's right to privacy. In software and web interfaces, companies have buried their privacy setting so deep that they cannot be found in a reasonable amount of time, or an unreasonable amount of steps are needed to attempt to retain data. These companies have taken away the individual's right to privacy --by default.
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> Are laws needed that protect a person's privacy by default--unless specific steps are taken by that user/purchaser to relinquish it? Should the wording of the explanation be so written that the contract is brief, explaining the forfeiture of the privacy, and where that data might be going? Should a company selling a product be required to state before purchase which rights need to be dismissed for its use? Should a legal owner who purchased a product expect it to stop functioning--only because a newer user contract is not agreed to?
Share your own thoughts and experiences in the comments. What's your ideal privacy policy?
And do we need opt-out-by-defaut privacy laws?
[1] https://www.slashdot.org/~BrendaEM
What is GDPR? (Score:4, Insightful)
GDPR is basically that.
Also "opt-out by default" is called opt-in.
We need smartphones (Score:2)
That are actually secured that dont datamine and dont spy on users, and without backdoors
Why Should Companies Respect Privacy? (Score:1)
Consumers themselves show little respect for their own privacy. Do we need opt out by default? The answer only depends on how paternalistic you views are.
I get other peoples data... (Score:2)
I keep getting messages about a Fidelity bank account I dont even own. They want me to sign into their site to unsubscrible but I cant because of 2fa preventing me from changing the real owners' password. Then there's someone else who used my email for their apartment's rent payments. Lastly I also get Doordash order updates for someone thousands of miles away.
People need to own their life/data from birth (Score:2)
I used to say people should own copyright to their own data from birth, but with what happen in last week copyright no longer means anything. Two the major AI companies are leaning heavily on current administration to allow then to use copyrighted data to train AI on. The current administration loves tech so they just fired the woman who headed copyright and was fighting to stop AI from using copyrighted material without permission. Add to that Musk is pushing is buddy in office to get rid of law on
Entire industry needs regulation (Score:2)
The personal data brokerage industry is vile.
Opt-out web pages are mostlt exercises in collecting additional data to complete the dataset.
Theses companies are scum, and they make a *lot* of money trading *our* personal data.
They should be regulated out of existence.
Re: (Score:1)
Work in progress: [1]https://project2029.site/consu... [project2029.site]
[1] https://project2029.site/consumer-rights
KNIFE in the back (Score:2)
I get a lot of spam. When I complain I'm told "you can just delete it."
That's like someone knifing you in the back and the police say "Well you can just pull out the knife."
The right answer is no spam, no privacy violation, no selling of private data (or PII), and no need to "opt-out".
If you CHOOSE to opt-in, well that's a problem of your own making.
But government have made too many carve-outs. So political donation requests and direct marketing that has an "unsubscribe" link are magically ok.
See knife an
There should be NO Out Out by default (Score:1)
It should be OPT IN. I hate Microsoft Recall but at least it is Opt in, not Opt Out!
Yes (Score:5, Insightful)
Next question.