▲ 215 ▼ Google will make you wave at your computer to check you are real (www.the-independent.com) submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] gjoel@programming.dev 99 points 1 month ago (3 children) Ok, but I don't want to grant strange web pages access to my camera, so they can fuck right off. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] tomiant@piefed.social 15 points 1 month ago Don't worry, billions won't mind, and if you don't follow suit then no internet for you. They know exactly what they are doing. They don't need your consent as an individual, they're on a take it or leave it basis because they know the vast majority is too uninformed or unprincipled to care. And then you'll be in the minute fraction that can't access shit and basically cut off from being online. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheDeadInternet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago I don't even have a camera ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago* I highly doubt they'll even ask, why follow the law when it's in your pocket? They'll just highjack your camera and microphone whenever they want permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tomiant@piefed.social 15 points 1 month ago Don't worry, billions won't mind, and if you don't follow suit then no internet for you. They know exactly what they are doing. They don't need your consent as an individual, they're on a take it or leave it basis because they know the vast majority is too uninformed or unprincipled to care. And then you'll be in the minute fraction that can't access shit and basically cut off from being online. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheDeadInternet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago I don't even have a camera ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago* I highly doubt they'll even ask, why follow the law when it's in your pocket? They'll just highjack your camera and microphone whenever they want permalink fedilink source parent