Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Mark Fuccio, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, and Brian Flanigan-Arthurs have thoughts on the controversies surrounding Adobe, including user ownership issues and legal actions over subscription practices. Panel members comment on personal experiences with Adobe service pricing and subscription confusion. The discussion turns to privacy-related news, including Sonos’ recent change in terms of service, Microsoft's decision to pause a contentious feature, and a hack on tracker maker Tile.

Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Adobe's Troubles

02:59 Terms of Service Debacle

05:07 Adobe's Subscription Practices Lawsuit

07:21 Frustrations with Adobe

12:08 Adobe Podcast AI Pricing Mystery

16:34 Privacy Concerns with Sonos

19:51 Lack of Privacy Concern in Majority

22:00 Microsoft's Recall Feature Backlash

26:06 Tile's Data Breach Discovery

Links:

Adobe Photoshop just updated its terms of use, and users are FURIOUS — customers balk at new cloud content access requirement they can't opt out of

https://www.imore.com/apps/adobe-photoshop-just-updated-its-terms-of-use-and-users-are-furious-customers-balk-at-new-requirement-to-give-access-to-cloud-content-in-order-to-keep-using-the-program

Adobe terms clarified: Will never own your work, or use it for AI training

https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/07/adobe-terms-clarified/

US DOJ sues Adobe for ‘trapping’ users in subscriptions

https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/17/us-doj-sues-adobe-for-trapping-users-in-subscriptions/

Adobe Podcast Enhance

https://podcast.adobe.com/enhance

Sonos’ new privacy policy implies the company now sells your data

https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/14/sonos-new-privacy-policy-implies-the-company-now-sells-your-data/

Microsoft postpones the launch of its controversial Recall AI feature

https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-postpones-the-launch-of-its-controversial-recall-ai-feature-031554596.html

A hacker obtained Tile customers' personal information

https://www.engadget.com/a-hacker-obtained-tile-customers-personal-information-171632302.html

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