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Even more amazing to me is Surveymonkey's Contribute Plugin [1] - where you voluntarily run all your mobile device's traffic through their VPN and they analyze
by blacksmith_tb 11y ago
Even more amazing to me is Surveymonkey's Contribute Plugin [1] - where you voluntarily run all your mobile device's traffic through their VPN and they analyze your browsing and app use... (and I tend to like SM as a company, but I can't even imagine agreeing to that).
"The Contribute Plug-in enables your iOS device to use our free VPN service that helps to secure your mobile data. In exchange for providing you with this free service, we collect and analyze some of your mobile data that passes through our VPN to gain insights and understand how consumers like you use mobile apps and mobile devices. We may also combine profile data from your Contribute account with your mobile data."
1: http://help.surveymonkey.com/articles/en_US/kb/SurveyMonkey-Contribute http://help.surveymonkey.com/articles/en_US/kb/SurveyMonkey-...
- samstave 11y agoWhat in god's name does doing this service have to do with SM's core business? Lets not forget who SM was tightly leaning in with... /tinfoil
- blumkvist 11y agoYou can't see a connection between marketing research and browsing habits?
- samstave 11y agoI cant see WHY I would want a survey company to also be my browsing VPN -- and then also telling me they will be mining my habits.. I cant make the connection as to why I, as a user, would ever want to use that service from them....
- blumkvist 11y agoAh, I see. I misread your comment then. I'm not familiar with SM's product, but there is a high chance they are incentivizing participation. edit: Yes, this seems to be the case: "You can install the Contribute Plug-in on an iOS device (US only) to increase your contribution to participating charities from $0.50 to $1.00 each time you take a survey."