That is one of the problems I see more and more often the last days:
Applications try to be extra-clever (more clever than their users) and think 2 steps further ... thus doing more than the users said.
So in my opinion, it is not only a privacy problem, but a problem of our "computing-" era. Applications get more and more clever, but in the effect they become extra-stupid, not doing what the user really wants, but doing what the programmer thought (or worse, some weird AI thought) could be right to do now.
I think, the reason is, that somehow applications must more and more show that they are "better" than just simple eMail, or just simple groupware or just a simple (you name it), as it existed before and as thousands exists as open source apps. The way it goes, is adding some "extra benefit" (same as in the food area) to the applications. But sometimes the extra benefit plainly backfires.
That's also the reason, I shiver when I think that the car industry wants cars that more and more take over control. That will become a big mess!
I also will reduce my usage of Google products, because it becomes more and more "you have to do it the Google-way" products and I must say, that e.g. Gmail has worsen it's user experience over time ...
> That's also the reason, I shiver when I think that the car industry wants cars that more and more take over control. That will become a big mess!
It's only a matter of time before any traffic infraction anywhere results in an automatic debit from your bank account, and then Google lets everyone know, with a sad-face icon next to your name.
Yes, and people that insist steering their car themselves will be punished by public opinion. They will be treated nearly the same way as Muslim looking people in US airports directly after 9/11.
Applications try to be extra-clever (more clever than their users) and think 2 steps further ... thus doing more than the users said.
So in my opinion, it is not only a privacy problem, but a problem of our "computing-" era. Applications get more and more clever, but in the effect they become extra-stupid, not doing what the user really wants, but doing what the programmer thought (or worse, some weird AI thought) could be right to do now.
I think, the reason is, that somehow applications must more and more show that they are "better" than just simple eMail, or just simple groupware or just a simple (you name it), as it existed before and as thousands exists as open source apps. The way it goes, is adding some "extra benefit" (same as in the food area) to the applications. But sometimes the extra benefit plainly backfires.
That's also the reason, I shiver when I think that the car industry wants cars that more and more take over control. That will become a big mess!
I also will reduce my usage of Google products, because it becomes more and more "you have to do it the Google-way" products and I must say, that e.g. Gmail has worsen it's user experience over time ...