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   Per Axbom (axbom@axbom.me)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Apr-2024 17:35:08 JST Per Axbom

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   And whenever people wonder about trackers I always want to play them the sound from @bert_hubert@fosstodon.org’s googerteller:
   
   https://axbom.com/the-creepy-sound-of-online-trackers/
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     Per Axbom (axbom@axbom.me)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Apr-2024 17:35:09 JST Per Axbom
     Some of you may have seen me researching online signing services yesterday, testing about five different services through their trial accounts. One of those companies just called me up(!) and wanted to book me in for a demo of their product.
     
     I said I went with Docuseal because it’s open source and I have control over my own data as I can self-host. “Oh is that important to you, why?”, he asked. So I actually went on a rant about digital ethics, indieweb and how we are tracked whatever products we use these days.
     
     So that sent him off on a rant about how they use blockchain and are based in the EU and no data ever leaves the EU and the data always belongs to the customer.
     
     So I’m like, “well how did the fucking blockchain protect me from you calling me at 8.30 in the morning!?”*
     
     *Hmm, I actually didn’t say that last part because it just hit me when I hung up. And I have a hard time being rude on the phone. But wow I wish I did say that. Let’s just agree I did.
     Paul Cantrell repeated this.