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I really want to see this happening because whole "you are the product" line does not apply here. People pay for these services, that should be the end of profi
by negamax 7y ago
I really want to see this happening because whole "you are the product" line does not apply here. People pay for these services, that should be the end of profit motive. If they want to fuel a location data industry, give users a choice/incentive for that.
- scarlac 7y agoIndeed. What people seem to miss is not just that "you are the product" but more "what stops you from being a product". Many major companies have shareholders that demand constant growth. The growth are sometimes limited by the offers a company can provide, so they may start to cannibalize their own customers in hopes it won't drive them away, just to keep that year-over-year growth. Eventually it comes down to the consumers ability to push back.