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This is a really good point. It's very disingenuous of the parent article to not mention that. Google being a Processor of data removes their ability to use thi
by ec109685 7y ago
This is a really good point. It's very disingenuous of the parent article to not mention that. Google being a Processor of data removes their ability to use this data for targeting and profiling.
- megous 7y agoIt may remove legal basis for using the data, but it certainly doesn't remove their abilities.
- eli 7y agoThe implication here being Google might be conducting a massive illegal conspiracy to mine data they don’t have rights to use? I do not buy it.
- ec109685 7y agoEspecially given the multi-billion dollar fine if they were caught.
- zepto 7y agoI agree they probably aren’t doing it, but there is almost zero chance of a multi-billion dollar fine. They’d just explain it away as an error and be given a few million dollar slap on the wrist. It would be very easy for Google to make a plain language public statement about this and clear things up, the way Apple goes about their privacy/data handling. It’s not a good sign that they choose not to.
- megous 7y agoImplication is that they have the ability. The only thing that removes their ability for targetting and tracking you is to block them at the browser or network level. Ie. don't give them the data in the first place. Legal action against a multi-billion dollar corp. is the most expensive and about the last option for defending privacy of normal people.