Right now, maybe. Or maybe more. Are you happy agreeing to it without being told? Being auto-enrolled without being told? What about if they add more later and don't feel the need to tell you as you didn't make the effort to opt out so must be happy with the tracking?
> Why is this so bad in comparison to any other web application or many other apps these days?
Because others do it doesn't make it right. People rail against web properties using what is seen as overly invasive telemetry/fingerprinting/profiling dark patterns too.
> but what exactly is the hidden danger here?
More information stored about you in more places, from whence it can leak further or dubious authorities can demand it be released, is a common fear in such cases for privacy campaigners and campaigners in general within the reach of certain governments.
(if people downvoting would like to let me know why, I'd be genuinely interested to know your counter point(s), otherwise I'm just going to assume that what I have said is true and you don't like it)
Right now, maybe. Or maybe more. Are you happy agreeing to it without being told? Being auto-enrolled without being told? What about if they add more later and don't feel the need to tell you as you didn't make the effort to opt out so must be happy with the tracking?
> Why is this so bad in comparison to any other web application or many other apps these days?
Because others do it doesn't make it right. People rail against web properties using what is seen as overly invasive telemetry/fingerprinting/profiling dark patterns too.
> but what exactly is the hidden danger here?
More information stored about you in more places, from whence it can leak further or dubious authorities can demand it be released, is a common fear in such cases for privacy campaigners and campaigners in general within the reach of certain governments.
(if people downvoting would like to let me know why, I'd be genuinely interested to know your counter point(s), otherwise I'm just going to assume that what I have said is true and you don't like it)