How dare you sir levy false accusations against me. I NEVER said that. Please don't spread lies about me.
I support organizations like EPIC and EFF. I tell people all the time in my life to support causes like these and get made fun of.
It's not my clients obligation to inform the public. You can make a case that schools should teach this. That public officials should spread it. That non profits promote it. That the media should mention it more.
To argue that my client producing widgets is not disclosing it further than they already do in the Privacy policy, in the disclaimers in emails and in their terms and conditions... is IMO unreasonable.
The reason I don't mention "I see you are opening my emails" is because it makes people uncomfortable. Which is bad for selling widgets. Which defeats the purpose of emails to promote widgets. And people wanting widgets is why they subscribe.
I do my part on my dime and my time. I'm not going to feel guilty or apologize for providing value to businesses that provide value using the techniques that are necessary to compete in the real world. If you don't like how the game works, you are welcome to support legislation that changes it.