monstrosity

lkrupp said:

stevo-nz said:

Of course this has to do with capitalism. Apple doesn't want to pay taxes to the US government and they don't want to pay taxes in Europe. Then to top it all off, most of theses likeminded tax evading businesses (Google, Facebook, Netflix, etc) destroy local industries within many of the countries they operate. Google and Facebook have destroyed local publishers ability to earn advertising revenue, of which a portion was taxed and went to local government. No wonder the world is in a state of turmoil with huge degree's of inequality.

I don’t want to pay taxes either. I try my best to legally “evade" them, just like Apple. I only pay the taxes I can’t legally avoid (ethics have no place in paying taxes). It’s why I pay a tax expert to prepare my tax return. The government gets not one penny more than I have to give them. To a socialist I must be en evil person, right?

Hárbarðr said:

cropr said:

Well I think it needs to be  there.  Facebook is using tracking cookies even for users who don't have a Facebook account.  It one is really concerned about privacy, the end-user must be informed that a website is using cookies to track his movements of the web.

Normally Apple claims to respect the privacy of the user, but here Apple takes an opposite position, which I don't understand.

I hate tracking too, but the law needs to go. Except for some annoyance for users and a bit more for website operators it accomplishes nothing. After reading the warning, agreeing or disagreeing, the user is just as informed as without the warning. It is stupid and pointless.