She confessed her worries to her therapist: her marriage, her finances, and self-esteem. Therapists are legally and ethically bound to confidentiality, but two years later, a transcript of every word typed to her psychologist using the app Talkspace was produced in court by her former employer.

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    Users know the app is abusive

    If this was the case, there would have been no shock, though. Have you thought at all, “Huh, yeah, Niantic is clever but also messed up to do this,” with Pokémon Go being an AI-training data collector? Why focus only on the hurt, dumb users and ignore the higher body in power?

    You know what? What about, “It didn’t have to abuse in the first place?” Otherwise you’re sounding awfully comfy with capitalism…

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      I’m not comfortable with capitalism, but last I checked all the users of xwitter, Facebook, reddit, cigarettes, roblox, TikTok… This app… Are all comfortable with it. So really they should put their money better places than a repeat abuser. Or I don’t know maybe vote more for those who will hold the apps accountable instead of those who keep empowering the Epstein class.

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        This app

        Huh? That’s all why we’re here across the Lemmyverse, no? We are already smarter than the average person over privacy concerns, sure, but that doesn’t make them “dumb.” I think it’s really unfair to look down on the average citizen versus highly specialized, predatory algos and deceptive services. Or do you think you’re scam-proof and everyone who is less has only themselves to blame? I once thought I was, yet have had some near-wakeup calls.