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Re: I hate Chase, I hate Verizon, I hate Samsung, I hate Google, I hate everybody.
- To: Brian <http://www.cs..edu/~b>
- Subject: Re: I hate Chase, I hate Verizon, I hate Samsung, I hate Google, I hate everybody.
- From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>
- Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:41:47 -0700
- Keywords: my-Oakland-voicemail-number
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> From: Brian <http://www.cs..edu/~b>
> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 12:56:01 -0700
>
> You're right, of course, and besides, it lets Verizon listen in on
> my banking transactions. But it's too damn convenient to Zelle
> money to Heath when necessary, and to deposit checks without going
> to the bank just by photographing them.
>
> We'd be living in a better world now if, when they first let
> businesses on the Internet, we'd made laws requiring them to charge
> fees for their services but delete all their data about us as soon
> as a transaction is finished. I'd happily pay Google $100/month
> for their suite of services, same as I pay for phone service and
> electricity, if they didn't collect information about me. They'd
> still make plenty of money, but not ridiculous amounts of money as
> they do from advertising.