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0 pointsbetageek6y ago0 comments

Unless I'm very much mistaken, there are no application specific configs set on default install of Wacom drivers, just a generic 'All' profile.

If, and only if, I had set up an app-specific config, then maybe Wacom would be vaguely justified in tracking when I open that specific app.

'wantonly collecting unrelated data' is exactly what they're doing.

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moron4hire6y ago

We aren't talking about Facebook or Amazon or Google here. I think we can walk back the apocalypsism.

Most companies aren't well-oiled, gigantic machines of user-data-manipulation. I'm sure there is a better way for Wacom to do things. I'm also pretty sure their staff are doing the best they can.

JohnFen6y ago

It doesn't matter if this is done by Facebook, Amazon, Google, or Joe's Basement Software Company, nor what the data is actually being used for. Doing this without obtaining the user's informed consent is unacceptable.

mixmastamyk6y ago

Sounds like you're not aware of the large and growing b2b consumer data market.

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