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I don't think that's true, I expect to be told up front, clearly and unambiguously, the true cost of something.

Stores that have hidden charges and gotchas are reviled, just like we should be outraged by websites that sell your data without your explicit consent.

It's a bait and switch con.

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I don't think you should be surprised because I think you should assume (as I do) that all information will be used in the maximally worst case way. Once you do that, you're never surprised.

>just like we should be outraged by websites that sell your data without your explicit consent.

At least some of the onus is on you to be more discriminate with whom you share your data. As the sibling says, assume the worst.

It's fun to expound about "how things should be" but sometimes you have to deal with "how things actually are".

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