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It would be naive to think Google isn't still tracking you despite you're paying.
by Rjevski 8y ago
It would be naive to think Google isn't still tracking you despite you're paying.
- Klathmon 8y agoI haven't read into Contributor to see if they are even claiming that in the first place (the homepage doesn't mention anything about it, and I don't feel "tracking" and "ads" are the same thing at all, even if many conflate them to be). But assuming they are promising that paying for Contributor would remove you from all tracking (whatever that means), wouldn't it be a pretty big deal (both legally and ethically) if it was found that they are still tracking you while saying they explicitly won't? Obviously tracking required to run the service would be excluded (they need to know who you are to take money from you in the US, and they need to "track" your identity to tell that you are the person paying for that service), but don't they already have plenty of controls over how they use your personal information, regardless of whether you are paying for Contributor or not? Sure, they could stand to make them more obvious, but I get asked all the time to double-check my privacy settings with google, I get asked if I want to enable personalized ads when I'm setting up a new Android phone, and the page where you go to turn it off is a single toggle switch.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoYeah, by paying all you're doing is showing you're prepared to pay for stuff; making you a better mark and so worth more for referrals.