Re: Samsung account

On 3/14/2024 11:18 PM, Andrew wrote:

AJL wrote on Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:40:30 -0700 :
>

I didn't say that. Bet you can't find a quote.

>
Bet you I can.

But you didn't. See below.

 From: AJL <noemail@none.com>
 Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
 Subject: Re: Samsung account
 Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 16:38:15 -0700
 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
 Message-ID: <ustdd7$1772n$1@dont-email.me>
 References: <86il1qmd9v.fsf@example.com>
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 On 3/13/2024 3:37 PM, Andrew wrote:
 > AJL wrote on Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:24:34 -0700 :
>
 > And yet, since marketing tells people what to do and they do it, I'm sure
 > there are millions of Samsung Accounts gathering data every single day.
>
 Do you use a credit card? Go to the doctor? Have a bank account? Have a
 cell phone? Etc etc. Unless you live in a cave your life is already
 online. Samsung is just one of hundreds...  (And worse, unlike Samsung,
 my bank, doctor, CC, etc all know my real name)...  8-O

Quotes from Andrew's prior post that he said AJL said:
- And what's "pathetic" is the (paraphrased) claim that AJL's medical
- data is as important as AJL's Samsung app to turn the WI-Fi off
Nothing about comparing the importance of my medical data to a Samsung app in that paragraph you quoted above. Flunk 1.
- and worse - they're so equal in AJL's mindset that he feels he MUST
- store all his medical data on his phone.
Nothing about putting my medical data on my phone (I don't BTW) in that paragraph. Flunk 2.
- AJL then extended that same argument to his credit card and then to
- his bank accounts - but the argument that they're as important as a
- silly Samsung app that isn't even needed is - is only 1/3rd of what's
- absurd.
Nothing about the importance of my CC compared to the Samsung app in that paragraph. Flunk 3.
- The other 1/3 which is absurd is that AJL just gave up because he
- considers all data of equal importance, and the last 1/3rd is as a
- result, AJL feels he MUST put all his data on his smartphone (which
- has no IT department).
And a smartphone isn't even mentioned in that paragraph (and I don't put all my data on my phone, how did you ever come up with that? And IT department??). Flunk 4.
So, you get a big fat ZERO.

 > I just happen to not want to trade my privacy for what marketing wants me
 > to do (and which I can get, anyway, without trading it for my privacy).

My point was (and is) that your personal data is spread among many online servers whether you like it or not. Do income tax? Trust the government servers? Go to the doctor? Trust that server? All the office personnel have access. Use a credit card? Their servers know your complete shopping habits. Some CC companies give your personal data to the stores you use the card at for their advertising use. Your cell phone company knows your call history. Your Voicemail is on their servers. New cars broadcast lots of data. I just got a notice from my dealer that my car told them I need an oil change. So as I was trying to say, a fake Samsung account is small privacy potatoes compared to what's already out there. I could go on and on with more examples but I hope you get the picture this time. I repeat, unless you live in a cave you really have no privacy these days...