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[โ€“] DashboTreeFrog 132 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I honestly hadn't considered that eBook licensing data could be used in the way they describe in the article. EBooks becoming part of big data surveillance somehow feels especially disheartening to me.

Lately I feel like I've been duped for years since I used to believe strongly in the phrase "if you're not paying for it, you're the product" but it feels like with every paid product or service nowadays you're STILL the product...

But a pirate is always free ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

[โ€“] Deceptichum@kbin.social 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yar har, fiddle de dee
Being a pirate is alright to be
Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free
You are a pirate!

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