Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UnpopularOpinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnpopularOpinion</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClassAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassAction</span></a> as a measure to deliver recourse against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporations</span></a> is inherently <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/flawed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flawed</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unjust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unjust</span></a> and cements the fact that <em>"If the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/penalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penalty</span></a> is a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fine</span></a>, it's only <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a> for the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>"</em>! </p><p>In case you don't believe me that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClassActions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassActions</span></a> only exist to enrich <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LawFirms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawFirms</span></a> and allow any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/corporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporation</span></a> to send out insultingly-low <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cheques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cheques</span></a>: </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Valve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Valve</span></a> literally changed their [<em>luckily illegal in places with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a></em>] <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SteamSubscriberAgreement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteamSubscriberAgreement</span></a> to basically force people [<em>in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> and the rest of the world</em>] to kiss their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Steam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Steam</span></a> account goodbye <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0c8Kka8bko" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">if they choose to join a Class Action</a>.</p></li><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sony</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OtherOsSettlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OtherOsSettlement</span></a> didn't force them to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/reinstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reinstate</span></a> the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OtherOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OtherOs</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbRtQ4W8lPM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">functionality</a> on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PS3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PS3</span></a> and only gave <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ubiw5Ye2Yk&t=5s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US comsumers tiny cheques</a>! A <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaXOE1sUYAE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">core functionality</a> that was as much of a seller of the product as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BackwardsCompatibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackwardsCompatibility</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BluRay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BluRay</span></a> playback...</p></li><li><p>No Class Action against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> forced them to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/undo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undo</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUaJ8pDlxi8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shit they purposefully designed into products</a> - espechally <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3e-b-7jCYk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">their</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> that basically requires a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbRKQ0OjQeE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RAT to authenticate parts</a> which they do <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CTX8W4UZUA&t=258s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">to this very day</a> and which they <em>literally</em> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwy-y5rCoc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patented</a>... </p></li></ul><p>(Don't even get me started on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifOifNBgyRg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shitshow</a> that is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iCloudLock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iCloudLock</span></a> which I hope the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> will <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> as it's *infringing on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerRights</span></a> re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/property" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>property</span></a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzS2vwDUO9U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">causes thousands of tons of 100% avoidable</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eWaste</span></a>...)</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rant</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UScentrism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UScentrism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AmericaCentrism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericaCentrism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ValueRemoving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ValueRemoving</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RentSeeking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RentSeeking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PropertyRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PropertyRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SueHappy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SueHappy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SueHappyCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SueHappyCulture</span></a></p>