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What exactly is that supposed to prove? Not a fan of any of the two companies but I believe you're being unfair. At least Microsoft[0] does not sell your pers

What exactly is that supposed to prove? Not a fan of any of the two companies but I believe you're being unfair. At least Microsoft[0] does not sell your personal information or build it's business around renting access to your personal information. There is a big difference between sharing data with advertisers and sharing data with company-controlled subsidiaries and vendors. Amazon is a little more permissive [1] but again, it does not sell your data. Both of them ask for your consent before sharing the data. So for example, if your friend/contact shares his data, the third party does not see your data (as opposed to what Facebook did). Posts such as yours reek of whataboutism (same as the Obama campaign narrative) and do more harm than good. The two companies have not built their business around personal data. The personal data in this case is a side-effect of selling an actual product/service which brings in the cash. If you mentioned Google, then that's a different thing. I find it interesting nobody is bringing up this book: https://www.amazon.com/When-Google-Wikileaks-Julian-Assange/dp/8189059661 https://www.amazon.com/When-Google-Wikileaks-Julian-Assange/... [0] https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement [1] https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=468496#GUID-1B2BDAD4-7ACF-4D7A-8608-CBA6EA897FD3__SECTION_3DF674DAB5B7439FB2A9B4465BC3E0AC https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=...

einr 9y ago
At least Microsoft[0] does not sell your personal information or build it's business around renting access to your personal information. There is a big difference between sharing data with advertisers and sharing data with company-controlled subsidiaries and vendors. "We tell you about things we think you’ll like. For example, we may send you email to remind you about items left in your online shopping cart. We also display advertising in some services, and we’d prefer to show you ads you find interesting." https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/windows10privacy https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/windows10privacy Microsoft mines your behavioural patterns and activities on Windows, Bing etc and sells this information to advertisers.

einr 9y ago

At least Microsoft[0] does not sell your personal information or build it's business around renting access to your personal information. There is a big difference between sharing data with advertisers and sharing data with company-controlled subsidiaries and vendors. "We tell you about things we think you’ll like. For example, we may send you email to remind you about items left in your online shopping cart. We also display advertising in some services, and we’d prefer to show you ads you find interesting." https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/windows10privacy https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/windows10privacy Microsoft mines your behavioural patterns and activities on Windows, Bing etc and sells this information to advertisers.