‘Pay or Okay’ explained: Why more and more websites make you pay for your privacy - noyb
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'Pay or Okay' explained: Why more and more websites make you pay for your privacy
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How do pay or consent systems work and what are the issues? Max Schrems explains it all in this explainer video
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Again - I don’t blame them. They shouldn’t care. The company clearly doesn’t respect them.

True. Some people aren’t paid enough to care 👍

But it’s a false economy.

Is that a typo or a term I don’t know?

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Not a typo - a false economy is a decision that saves money in the short term but wastes more than it saves in the long term.

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Thank you, learned something new!

Anti Commercial AI thingy

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