Personally I agree that this endless back-door privacy leakage is unwelcome.
That said, the idea that we have self-described "rights" waters down the concept of actual "rights".
Things like Miranda rights, 2nd ammendment rights and so on are codified trade-offs between public good and personal good. Often these rights are local, and differ from country to country. Some travel, some don't. Most people in the UK presume they have free-speech rights (they don't) but pretty-much no-one in the UK believes they "have the right to bear arms."
I don't negate your point. I too have a desire not to leak data to corporations from my devices. Equally I choose which browser I use, which sites I visit, which OS I run, and so on.
I guess I'm saying that I understand that companies don't exist for my benefit, but for theirs, and I balance their desires with my desires when making my choices.
That said, the idea that we have self-described "rights" waters down the concept of actual "rights".
Things like Miranda rights, 2nd ammendment rights and so on are codified trade-offs between public good and personal good. Often these rights are local, and differ from country to country. Some travel, some don't. Most people in the UK presume they have free-speech rights (they don't) but pretty-much no-one in the UK believes they "have the right to bear arms."
I don't negate your point. I too have a desire not to leak data to corporations from my devices. Equally I choose which browser I use, which sites I visit, which OS I run, and so on.
I guess I'm saying that I understand that companies don't exist for my benefit, but for theirs, and I balance their desires with my desires when making my choices.