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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It makes money the same way anything like this makes money: selling your data. Maybe it improves ad revenue by giving more relevant ads, or maybe they'll just outright sell your info.

That said, porn is the least of your worries here, I'm thinking it might scrape sensitive info like social security numbers, bank logins, etc, and an attacker then scrapes Recall to get all of it and now you're screwed.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I feel like it should be illegal to sell user information like that, but clearly I don't make the laws.

But yes that's a good point that stealing bank info is worse than porn preferences. Though the way things are going, looking at gay stuff might be a hazard in some parts of the US.

Man, what a stupid dystopia this is.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I wish the 4A protections also applied to private businesses. We absolutely need a law to that effect.