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customerserviceguy

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12. If it makes you feel better to do all that

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 2, 2025, 12:38 PM

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then do so. I figure that most "privacy controls" are just dummy switches that give people a false sense of security. The bottom line is, that always, everywhere, and under any circumstances, someone is always trying to sell underperforming, overpriced crap that you don't need or even want. Never buy anything on the internet that you didn't go looking for first.

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