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You are exchanging your data for convenience. Or in the case of Gmail, you are exchanging your data for a service/product. In the case of your Safeway card, you
by jhall1468 9y ago
You are exchanging your data for convenience. Or in the case of Gmail, you are exchanging your data for a service/product. In the case of your Safeway card, you are exchanging your data for discounts, in the case of your credit cards you are exchanging your data for a loan.
So no, you aren't "handing it over". You are being compensated in one fashion or another. Maybe that's not a good enough trade for you, and that's totally fine, but claiming there is no exchange of value is just nonsense.
- imgabe 9y agoNone of those are the examples OP was talking about. What value are you getting by having the thermostat connect to Google's servers rather than connecting to it directly? What do I get by letting Google see inside my house with a security camera that I couldn't get by connecting to the camera directly?
- username223 9y agoOff-topic, but... > In the case of your Safeway card, you are exchanging your data for discounts,... Does anyone not lie on those forms? Last time I checked, 234-567-8901 worked at Safeway, and someone else created it. Poisoning surveillance companies' databases costs you nothing, and hits them where it hurts.