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It's not always a zero-sum game. Sure, there are cases of price discrimination - why would you sell a piece of data for $1 which allows a company to charge you
by acchow 8y ago
It's not always a zero-sum game.
Sure, there are cases of price discrimination - why would you sell a piece of data for $1 which allows a company to charge you $2 more for something you're going to buy.
But there's increases in efficiencies:
1) Get me to buy a similar product from competitor B instead of A since it's a better fit for my needs wherein I wouldn't have been aware of B
2) Show me fewer ads by showing me more relevant ads
- Waterluvian 8y agoBut the bottom line is that it will always bias towards their interest in making money. It's just nice when it so happens to align with your interests in buying neat stuff.
- dotancohen 8y agoYou do realize that the collection and mining of data exponentially increases the chances that advertisers with your interests will be shown to you? That is exactly the point.