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Google has every right to determine what the price to use their data is. You may not like it, but it's within their rights. To put it another way - What right d
by ori_b 16y ago
Google has every right to determine what the price to use their data is. You may not like it, but it's within their rights. To put it another way - What right do you have to dictate under what terms Google shares their data?
And yes, this sort of thing is a risk you take when you start depending on a third party that has no contractual obligations to you. If you don't like it, don't depend on them - there are alternatives.
- dholowiski 16y agoJust because they have the right to do it doesn't mean it's right to do it. You don't see a problem with a gigantic company using their dominance to dictate how other companies do business? When Microsoft did this, it was called a Monopoly. Now when Google does this, it's 'liberation'?
- eitland 16y agoDifference is, google gives the same rights to its users.
- chopsueyar 16y agoWho's data is it? Is it Google's data, the user's data, Facebook's data? Because your argument still makes sense to me if we swap out Google with Facebook. Perhaps some legislated user's bill of rights is in order?
- ori_b 16y agoIt's Google's data - they collected it from the user, to be used as they see fit subject to the terms of service. Of course it's the same situation for Facebook. They can prevent others from using their data if they want - that just means that they don't get to use Google's data. Personally, I don't know if a user's bill of rights is going to be helpful - If you don't like the terms of service, don't give your data.