Even in the case of my grandmother using a big chunk of her small pension to pay just to get spied on? Really? She doesn't even know she has a choice in the matter, or what implications that choice has. My opinion is that she and others like her shouldn't have to be educated.
A lot of people in tech should step out of their bubble for a second and consider the real world. It's not technically impossible to have a better ecosystem, it's the industry creating the problems.
I agree, but the sad reality is that the reason the tech industry is as heavy handed on spying as it is, is because the people who work in tech want it that way. Despite their protestations, there is a lot of god complex in the industry so don't expect the tech industry to take a moral or principled stand. It will never happen.
A lot of people in tech should step out of their bubble for a second and consider the real world. It's not technically impossible to have a better ecosystem, it's the industry creating the problems.