3 ms·
This just disgusts me. This is the problem with giving everything we rely on to a for profit corporation like Google, et al. It's not your data if they can tak
by macinjosh 10y ago
This just disgusts me. This is the problem with giving everything we rely on to a for profit corporation like Google, et al.
It's not your data if they can take it away from you. Your data is their profit center so we should demand more of these companies or simply avoid them as much as possible.
- jerf 10y agoCheese off the government enough, and they'll freeze everything, bank accounts, ability to be hired, your freedom to not be in jail, everything, not just "your account with them". The problem isn't the "profit" bit, it's the "everything" bit.
- xaa 10y agoI agree that the "for profit" bit isn't the problem, it's the sheer size of Google. Everyone who has been paying attention has watched with dismay as Apple and "don't be evil" Google (along with other, smaller, actors) have become increasingly amoral over the last decade. Same goes, of course, for the government. I don't see any reason to believe that there's anything other to it than sheer size: as a company gets larger, it becomes less driven by humans and more driven by its corporate structure, or whatever. I use FastMail, and I don't imagine for a second that it would act any more ethically if it were in the same position of market dominance.
- brongondwana 10y agoI'll let you know if we ever get to that point :p Right now we're very much driven by humans.
- rebootthesystem 10y agoGet off the "for profit" theme please. This has nothing whatsoever to do with it. Google is an ass. That's it. Simple as that. A totalitarian regime.