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The implication is clearly that you ought to pay for the products, so that you aren't the product. But if the incentives for paid and free products to monetize
by Drakim 8y ago
The implication is clearly that you ought to pay for the products, so that you aren't the product. But if the incentives for paid and free products to monetize your data is the same, switching from one to the other doesn't help.
You have to specifically seek out products where your privacy and data is taken seriously. This can happen for both free (open source?) and paid products.
- bo1024 8y agoI agree, that's a good point.
- adrianmonk 8y agoI think it's true in a weak sense. If the customer is paying, that is one revenue source. If you sell data, that's a second revenue source. Adding the second revenue source might be worth it since it can increase profit. But it also adds business risk. Your customer might jump to a competitor that charges money but doesn't sell your data. Of course, that assumes competition is effective, which requires consumers to be informed that it's even a potential issue, to care, and to be able to assess which company is better or worse.