XPost: comp.mobile.android, uk.telecom.mobile   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-03-11 06:54, Marion wrote:   
   > On Mon, 10 Mar 2025 23:22:06 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote :   
   >   
   >   
   >> Why would we use "any program" when the phone does it on its own with   
   >> the default software and the google account, as designed?   
   >>   
   >> It is plain simple. It happens automatically even for people that   
   >> don't understand a word about computing and can not follow instructions.   
   >   
   > Thanks for explaining that the main reason, if not the only reason, people   
   > set up a Google Account on the phone is that it's simply the easy way out.   
   >   
   > And there's nothing wrong with taking the easy way out of any situation.   
   > Unless the detrimental drawbacks of being lazy greatly affects others.   
   >   
   > And, in this case, not hitting the skip button is lazy & rude (IMHO).   
   >   
   > Within the context of this thread (which is mainly about DSID cookies),   
   > my main objections proposed to people who take the easy way out are:   
   > 1. They should not ever complain that they "can't" have privacy;   
   > 2. And, they're being supremely rude to every human around them.   
   >   
   > Again, it's fine for people to be lazy & rude, but it's also fine for me to   
   > point out that anyone so lazy as to accept the defaults, is a rude person.   
   >   
   > a. They're uploading my contacts to servers without my permission;   
   > b. They're uploading my private information (such as my home location) too;   
   > c. They're often uploading pictures that may have my photo in them, etc.   
   >   
   > Unfortunately, probably one out of a million people are NOT lazy & rude.   
   >   
   > And that's just about the way to summarize this problem set, since the   
   > single most obvious way to prevent DSID tracking is to hit the skip button.   
      
      
   Thanks for insulting 99% of the population calling them rude.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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