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WaPo has the same power: they know what customers buy. They're owned by Bezos which owns Amazon. How are they different ? Why would Google's data be more prone
by simlevesque 9y ago
WaPo has the same power: they know what customers buy. They're owned by Bezos which owns Amazon. How are they different ? Why would Google's data be more prone to hacking than Amazon's ? This article is pretty hypocritical.
- idlewords 9y agoBezos owns the Washington Post, but as far as I know there's no connection to Amazon or integration with Amazon. He owns it as an individual. Publishers in general have very little visibility into user behavior, since they rely on third-party tracking tools and third-party ad engines.
- vitus 9y agoFor about 8 months (Dec 2015 to the end of July 2016) I got daily emails from Amazon with free articles from the Washington Post. Information on this is sparse, so I don't know why it started or stopped. Prime members also get a free six-month trial period, followed by a discount on a subscription -- $3.99 / month [0], as opposed to the standard $10 / 4 weeks (or $99/year) [1]. [0] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072MHQFJ1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072MHQFJ1 [1] https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/ https://subscribe.washingtonpost.com/