<story><title>The Superfish Funder List</title><url>http://qntra.net/2015/02/the-superfish-funder-list/</url><text></text></story><parent_chain><item><author>keslag</author><text>Publicly shaming Comcast doesn&amp;#x27;t seem to be working, at all.  I think it&amp;#x27;s good in theory, but doesn&amp;#x27;t work so well in practice.</text></item><item><author>Fede_V</author><text>One of the most effective ways we can shut down companies that make this kind of crapware is public shaming.&lt;p&gt;Publicly naming companies and executives associated with this horrendous breach of privacy and security should hopefully serve as a deterrent for VCs who are considering making a quick buck by funding companies that are fucking over non-tech literate consumers.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>TheCraiggers</author><text>You and the parent are both right. The problem with Comcast is that many people (I being one of them) have no choice in the matter. It doesn&amp;#x27;t matter how much I despise my ISP, for they are literally the only game in town. My vocation dictates I have high-speed internet, thus I&amp;#x27;m forced to work with Comcast.&lt;p&gt;Shaming Lenovo or its partners can make a difference because people &lt;i&gt;do&lt;/i&gt; have a choice here. There are many laptop vendors out there. And if &amp;quot;Vintage Investment Partners&amp;quot; becomes well enough known as something the public finds distasteful, it could conceivably cause other companies to shun them as well.&lt;p&gt;You know, at least until they change their name. Still, I&amp;#x27;d argue that if people cared enough, this approach would work in non-monopolistic cases.</text></comment>
<story><title>The Superfish Funder List</title><url>http://qntra.net/2015/02/the-superfish-funder-list/</url><text></text></story><parent_chain><item><author>keslag</author><text>Publicly shaming Comcast doesn&amp;#x27;t seem to be working, at all.  I think it&amp;#x27;s good in theory, but doesn&amp;#x27;t work so well in practice.</text></item><item><author>Fede_V</author><text>One of the most effective ways we can shut down companies that make this kind of crapware is public shaming.&lt;p&gt;Publicly naming companies and executives associated with this horrendous breach of privacy and security should hopefully serve as a deterrent for VCs who are considering making a quick buck by funding companies that are fucking over non-tech literate consumers.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Fede_V</author><text>I actually think that part of the reason why Comcast has had such a horrific time getting their proposed merger approved is because they suffer from such a horrific reputation.&lt;p&gt;Obviously, shaming only goes so far... but realistically speaking, besides boycotts and shaming, there really aren&amp;#x27;t many effective ways to register your disapproval towards privately owned companies.</text></comment>