{"id":57316,"date":"2024-10-07T08:30:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/embattled-users-worn-down-by-privacy-options-let-them-eat-code\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T08:30:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T08:30:14","slug":"embattled-users-worn-down-by-privacy-options-let-them-eat-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/embattled-users-worn-down-by-privacy-options-let-them-eat-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Embattled users worn down by privacy options? Let them eat code"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opinion<\/span> The people are defeated. Worn out, deflated, and apathetic about the barrage of banners and pop-ups about cookies and permissions.<\/p>\n

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Brits hate how big tech handles their data, but can’t be bothered to do much about it<\/h2>\n

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Admittedly, the people here are the 40 percent of Brits who have never said no to a cookie in their lives. The rest of us can only feel smug if we’ve never clicked “Allow” to get into a site we don’t care about and just need stuff from in a hurry. Those option boxes are there to protect us. They don’t, and the laws that mandate them are an embarrassing failure.<\/p>\n

Part of the problem is nothing seems to happen if you don’t bother. Having your data privacy abused is like living in a house with faulty wiring. You know it’s bad and you should do something about it, but it’s always easier to put it off while nothing bad is happening. Then the bad thing happens.<\/p>\n

You might not care that your car is snitching on you, until it catches fire and the maker refuses to take responsibility because you previously drove at 85 mph<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Taking your money without taking responsibility is a way of life for entire industries, and the more data they have on you the easier it is. They are far bigger than you and they’ve already got your cash, so good luck disagreeing.<\/p>\n