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Nowadays, advertising is their business model and producing quality content is merely a means to an end. The rule of thumb is pretty simple: If you're not payi
by bunderbunder 11y ago
Nowadays, advertising is their business model and producing quality content is merely a means to an end.
The rule of thumb is pretty simple: If you're not paying them money then you couldn't possibly be their customer. You're probably actually their product.
- pdkl95 11y ago> You're probably actually their product. In some cases - like GMail and other communications services where other people are involved - you and the people you communicate with are their product. The "second hand smoke"-style effect of these "free" services has been largely ignored. Making a (bad) decision to trade your privacy for some service can be morally justifiable. Making that decision for the friends/family you communicate with is another thing entirely.