Popular audio company Sonos recently updated its U.S. privacy policy to make a small but notable change that seemingly puts customer data at risk. As...
  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.caEnglish
    67·
    6 months ago

    My general rule is: “if they have data they can sell, sooner or later they will.”

    There are very few corporations that have proved me wrong.

          • sunzu@kbin.run
            3·
            6 months ago

            Founder led business, it won’t last 2 ceos after Gabe exits.

            This just the corp culture in the US. Parasites swarm companies to destroy them for profit.

                • TopCoffee@programming.devEnglish
                  1·
                  6 months ago

                  Exactly. It is getting more common to set up non-profit foundations in such situations. Disclosure: There’s a lot of legal stuff I don’t understand but I think the idea is that by having a non-profit entity that is focused on the “mission” and not profits, they will be more able to make the good long-term, decisions a founder might make instead of whatever makes investors the most money.

      • Donut@leminal.spaceEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Discord.

        I will probably get downvoted because Lemmy has a hate boner for Discord, but they don’t sell any user data.

  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    6 months ago

    As someone who listens to the earnings calls, the shareholders are forcing changes on the company and it is showing as disregard for their customers.

      • sunzu@kbin.run
        1·
        6 months ago

        Well in a away it is being gutted from outside. These “shareholders” are just bad faith actors extracting short term value.

        Management is colluding tho, if it was not outright prepositioned for this play.

  • rhacer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    6 months ago

    We’re a Sonos family. Listening to Sonos right now as a matter of fact. But this really bugs me. I don’t allow voices control in my home so was interested when Sonos brought out their own version. I’ve contemplated rolling it out, but now likely won’t.

    • subtext@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      6 months ago

      I just sent them a note along with my CCPA opt out request saying how I could no longer recommend their products unless they revert their practices.

      And then I followed it up by telling all my family not to buy their stuff. Gotta at least do something about this BS.

  • YaksDC@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    6 months ago

    I sold all my Sonos speakers after the app release debacle. I think I am getting out at the right time.