Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 3rd May 2012
Dilbert//8419, first published fourteen years ago on Thursday 3rd May 2012
Tags
business ethics free app stealing personal info lodge complaint monthly subscription package history of contaxcts sells itself
Official transcript
Customer: Your free app is stealing my personal information. I'd like to lodge a complaint. Dogbert: Buy our monthly subscription package or I'll send your browser history to your contacts. Dilbert: How's your app going? Dogbert: It practically sells itself.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
YOUR FREE APP IS STEALING MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. ID LIKE TO LODGE A COMPLAINT.
BUY OUR MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE OR I'LL SEND YOUR BROWSER HISTORY TO YOUR CONTACTS.
HOW'S YOUR APP DOING?
IT PRACTICALLY SELLS ITSELF.
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Free App Steals Personal Info"
Summary:
The comic strip depicts a humorous exchange between a man and a customer service representative. The man expresses his concern that a free app is stealing his personal information, prompting the representative to offer a monthly subscription package or the option to send his browser history to contacts.
Key Points:
- The man's complaint about the app's data collection practices
- The representative's response, offering alternative solutions
- The absurdity of the situation, with the representative suggesting that the man purchase a subscription or share his browsing history to resolve the issue
- The underlying theme of data privacy and the monetization of personal information
Overall:
The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of apps collecting user data and the often-intrusive methods used to monetize this information. It highlights the tension between users' desire for free services and the need for data privacy.
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