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[โ€“] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Because they use every reason to bring you online asap. Only then they can get as much data as they want. For example your location, no matter if via GPS or nearby Wifis.

[โ€“] mods_are_assholes 15 points 9 months ago

This is consumer abuse for profit and should be regulated, but our country is run by oligarchs that pay the politicians so this is never happening.