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I am assuming it is on the same level as a guy sitting on a bench in a park watching people everyday. He notices certain people going to the same coffee shops a
by pavanky 10y ago
I am assuming it is on the same level as a guy sitting on a bench in a park watching people everyday. He notices certain people going to the same coffee shops around the same time of day, he notices others like to come out for a smoke a few times. He may even notice the types of coffee / clothes they prefer and build profiles in his head. All this without knowing the people personally.
Now this person could be doing this for fun, or he could be sent there for research (for advertising) or for surveillance.
Why is it then people are paranoid about a website collecting stats anonymously, but do not so about going into public places?
- icebraining 10y agoBecause there aren't guys sitting on benches on every corner, while Google is everywhere on the web.
- e12e 10y agoI don't know about you, but I'm not going public places in my underwear at 3 in the morning. It's a little absurd to state that there's no expectation of privacy on the web. That, and Google isn't like one man sitting on a corner. It's like a network of guys, on every corner - that compare notes every evening. Regardless of why they do that, it's hard to call it anything other than surveillance.
- Sylos 10y agoBecause the guy in the park forgets. And because the guy in the park only sees you a few minutes everyday, he doesn't have a complete listing of your browsing history, your calendar entries, your call history, what apps you use etc.