Extortion

I got a notice from Western Digital yesterday that they were changing their privacy policy.  It also said that continuing to use their NAS would constitute my consent.  There is no option to refuse to consent.  That is not consent; it is extortion.  Agree to our terms or don’t use our device.  You have no choice.  An agreement cannot be made on these terms.  If you don’t agree, you are supposed to stop using a product that you have every right to use for this he purpose it was purchased for.  Where are the regulators when you need them?

We found with Facebook that we had “agreed “ to various uses of data nobody could remember ever being discussed.  Consent was a little thin and vague.  We have been taken for a ride by vendors who think they can treat data like it was theirs when it is ours.  This is one of the reasons we need regulation in this long ignored area.