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From: Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Samsung account
Date: 14 Mar 2024 15:39:14 GMT
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AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
> On 3/13/2024 4:51 PM, Andrew wrote:
> > AJL wrote on Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:38:15 -0700 :
> >
> >>> And yet, since marketing tells people what to do and they do it, I'm sure
> >>> there are millions of Samsung Accounts gathering data every single day.
> >>
> >> Do you use a credit card? Go to the doctor? Have a bank account? Have a
> >> cell phone? Etc etc. Unless you live in a cave your life is already
> >> online. Samsung is just one of hundreds...  (And worse, unlike Samsung,
> >> my bank, doctor, CC, etc all know my real name)...  8-O
> >
> > I've heard many people say that privacy is too hard for them, so I believe
> > that you gave up long ago
> 
> Gave up? No. I do conceal my ID when possible and/or necessary. And I 
> noticed that you conveniently avoided commenting on your un-private 
> online profile (CC, doctor, bank, phone, etc etc.). Understood.

  Yep. The old trick of ignoring what you can't counter. How pathetic.

  And the keep-footstamping trick right after that.

[...]

> > If you can list something of value in having a Samsung Account that is
> > worth the loss in privacy, I'm all ears as I've asked for that long ago.
> 
> In my case it was mainly a Samsung tablet pop-up stopper with the added 
> advantage of having the Samsung app store made available. As to privacy, 
> AJL has never complained about its loss to me...

  Yep. The 'loss of privacy' false dilemma.