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Let me be the devil's advocate for a moment: Why is it a problem if Google knows more about you? Doesn't it just mean that you will be served content more rel
by KanyeBest 10y ago
Let me be the devil's advocate for a moment:
Why is it a problem if Google knows more about you?
Doesn't it just mean that you will be served content more relevant to you?
- amelius 10y agoI guess it depends how valuable that service is. Right now, I can't imagine that being served content "more relevant to me" is so valuable as to warrant a corporation systematically recording my doings. My current reaction is: I'm perfectly capable of finding relevant stuff on my own, thank you very much. But I'd be happy to be proved wrong.
- newsat13 10y agoGoogle is doing good today but it could be owned by anyone tomorrow. Even ARM Holdings changed ownership just this last year because of market/politics. So, replace Google with your poison - China/Russia/Your neighbor/Some bank/Wallstreet etc. Note that this is different from theft and security because in Google's case you willingly gave away the data.
- eveningcoffee 10y agoIf by that you mean you will be more easily manipulated, then yes. I do not want somebody else to choose what is relevant for me.
- CaptSpify 10y agoBecause, depending on your usage, Google can know more about you than anyone else, and can use that knowledge for much more sinister means than "serving more relevant content".