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Why would your personal data be safer with an advertising company? Google is amassing personal data so they can charge higher rates for their so-called targeted
by ksk 6y ago
Why would your personal data be safer with an advertising company? Google is amassing personal data so they can charge higher rates for their so-called targeted/personalized ads. With all your personal data residing with a single ad company, it will be far easier to offer discounts to certain people, in-effect introducing tiered insurance pricing. The health insurance companies just want to figure out a way to charge sick people more, and healthy people less so they can maximize their customer base. It won't happen overnight, but then again Google started with the mission of organizing the worlds information. Hah, how often do you hear about that from them? You can barely go past page 10 on search results from the "millions" of supposed results.
- eximius 6y agoBecause Google doesn't sell the data, they only make targeting available from data (but not necessarily all data, specifically the health data being talked about here). If you don't purchase insurance by clicking on ads, then you're fine?
- polyomino 6y agoEven if you click the ads, you're probably fine. Google isn't telling the advertiser what data they used to serve the ad.
- lupire 6y agoThe advertiser knows the targeting criteria they paid for.
- wongarsu 6y ago>If you don't purchase insurance by clicking on ads, then you're fine? not if insurers make the default more expensive, then make advertisments for a "secret" cheaper plan targeted at fit people.