For Privacy Reasons

Privacy and compliance theatre, with its endless acts and elaborate productions, is getting exhausting, to be honest. The latest performance comes courtesy of Amazon:“As customers shop with us more frequently, including on their phones, and use the ‘Your Orders’ page in the Amazon app to get real-time, consolidated order details and delivery status, we’ve simplified several order-related emails to direct customers to our app and website for the latest information on their orders,” spokesperson Maxine Tagay said in an email. “This also reduces customer information shared outside the Amazon app and website to further improve customer privacy.”I believe it’s possible to build great products while respecting people’s privacy. But the bitter pill is that capitalism doesn’t seem to share this opinion of mine, so we’re left to choose one. Want something convenient that actually works? Forget about your privacy. Want your privacy to be respected? Prepare for an inferior product with legalese…