Cory DoctorowAug 11, 2023
Well this is fucking clever - hide a malicious powershell script inside a license file, assuming (correctly) that no one EVER looks inside a license file. #DEFCON31 (from Andrew Brandt' War Stories presentation)
Show threadDomestic Supply Aug 11, 2023

@pluralistic

For anyone who hasn't read your modest proposal, or has forgotten it, I suggest the perfect test of whether someone reads the license they agree to:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/10/be-reasonable/#i-would-prefer-not-to

Pluralistic: 10 Aug 2022 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Show threadFilipAug 11, 2023

@ddgulledge
Fantastic! Credit goes to
@marklemley. This idea is brilliant:

"Lemley says that if a seller prices their product at $25 with the EULA and $1 million without, then the buyer who accepts the EULA is handing over $999,975 worth of value when they click 'I agree.' Lemley says we should tax that as income."

That might also be a neat solution to the "Pay or Okay" consent paywalls used to take #GDPR rights away: Tax every "consent" as income equal to the pay option @noybeu
@pluralistic

Show threadSteve E
@fnohe @ddgulledge @marklemley @noybeu @pluralistic unfortunately many platforms will not let you opt out of ads, tracking, etc. at any price, because their business model doesn't allow for it.
Aug 12, 2023 at 4:06pmWeb
Show threadOlivier MenguéAug 12, 2023
@steveediger @fnohe @ddgulledge @marklemley @noybeu @pluralistic But when you pay you are tracked anyway. Even more as tracking is now associated to your payment information.