The way I think of it is, I don’t live in China, so regardless of my objections to their values or human rights abuses, why would CCP or an affiliated company care about me or ruin my life on the basis of or by abusing my data? A big part of why I care about privacy is I don’t want to be filtering my every thought through consideration of whether the powers that be would approve, and US companies are way more relevant to that.

Wouldn’t the water pipes freeze?

It’s crazy that the dystopian future where algorithms powered by automated surveillance dispatch drones with guns to kill you is real now, at least in one part of the world, and these companies are an integral part of it. Wonder how long before they roll that shit out everywhere.

No, why would I want someone I only have a business relationship with in my house touching my stuff? I can clean my own toilet thanks

hm, yeah probably, I’m just not remembering when it was initially possible

I think it was just a few years ago they changed it to make that even possible

it gives you information that your opponent doesn’t have, which is an unfair advantage

cheating against someone who doesn’t even know where their own pieces are smh

The problem is they would either have to police people from using them, or let grassy areas become bisected by muddy ditches