>I don't see it as "they" are collecting the information.
This is an interesting distinction, that I don't really know where I stand. _They_ wrote the software, but it runs on a device _you_ choose to own and operate.
Allow me to as a few hypothetical questions, that I don't want to imply relate to this situation, but instead challenge some notions of who the actor is in their context: If I get a virus that encrypts my files and demands ransom, did I do it to myself? Do I run my website, or do I tell my hosting provider how to run it? If I have a device that uses TPM to make me completely unable to change, modify or understand what the code on it does, am I the one performing the actions of the software or is the writer? If I compute 2+2 serverside vs in javascript clientside, does that change who is doing the adding? If it is the owner of the device is the actor, what if the software is (unbeknownst to the user) stealing credit card numbers from the POS terminal it is installed on. Who is legally responsible then?
Software operates on its own, and can do so simultaneously for more than one party, with potentially conflicting interests. I think our shuffle to the cloud is going to run into some complex ownership, responsibility, liability and transparency questions soon, I'm interested to see how it all shakes out.
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>I don't see it as "they" are collecting the information.
This is an interesting distinction, that I don't really know where I stand. _They_ wrote the software, but it runs on a device _you_ choose to own and operate.
Allow me to as a few hypothetical questions, that I don't want to imply relate to this situation, but instead challenge some notions of who the actor is in their context: If I get a virus that encrypts my files and demands ransom, did I do it to myself? Do I run my website, or do I tell my hosting provider how to run it? If I have a device that uses TPM to make me completely unable to change, modify or understand what the code on it does, am I the one performing the actions of the software or is the writer? If I compute 2+2 serverside vs in javascript clientside, does that change who is doing the adding? If it is the owner of the device is the actor, what if the software is (unbeknownst to the user) stealing credit card numbers from the POS terminal it is installed on. Who is legally responsible then?
Software operates on its own, and can do so simultaneously for more than one party, with potentially conflicting interests. I think our shuffle to the cloud is going to run into some complex ownership, responsibility, liability and transparency questions soon, I'm interested to see how it all shakes out.