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"Privacy is at the heart of everything we do" Really? A more accurate statement is probably: "Privacy is at the heart of everything we do. Unless we think w
by code4tee 6y ago
"Privacy is at the heart of everything we do"
Really?
A more accurate statement is probably:
"Privacy is at the heart of everything we do. Unless we think we can make money off your data. Then it’s a feature providing great targeted user experiences not a privacy issue. You know, how we block the ‘bad’ trackers in our products, just not our own. We make money off your data with our trackers so it would be silly of us to block those. But other than that sure, yeah, privacy is important. Our marketing people tell me I should keep saying that.”
But you know, details.
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- pszndr 6y agoPrivacy as in, "we'll keep your data only with us and not share it with anyone else" Which they don't do, don't need to do, and will not do. Since they serve ads themselves, it would work against their own business if the data spread to somewhere else
- Kednicma 6y agoAnd this tradeoff is implicit in every attempt to move away from Google. For example, watching Youtube means that Google knows which videos I watch; watching Peertube means that some folks in the swarm know which videos I watch. Google is trying to establish a reputation as less likely to extort or ruin you than various advanced persistent threats.