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As far I am aware Google doesn't operates as a data broker ("We do not sell your personal information to anyone." - https://privacy.google.com/how-ads-work.html
by pera 10y ago
As far I am aware Google doesn't operates as a data broker ("We do not sell your personal information to anyone." - https://privacy.google.com/how-ads-work.html https://privacy.google.com/how-ads-work.html), so comparing what Google does with ISPs selling PII associated with traffic to any third-party is in my opinion, no offense, a bit absurd. Not trying to defend Google neither: I don't support the way they use user's data, which is why I use DuckDuckGo, but I don't think this comparison (which was used by the Republicans) is valid.
- rhino369 10y agoThat just means that Google is vertically integrated the advertising value chain. And while the law would probably let the ISPs sell your actual web history, in the past ISPs never went anywhere near that far. They more or less did what Facebook and Google do with their data.