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Ask HN: Why can't I just pay FB to opt out of WhatsApp's data collection?
Like. Seriously. How much will they make from that data? Why can't I just pay that amount (or more) to keep my data private?
- discordance 6y agoI would also prefer to pay a fee for Gmail, Whatsapp etc so we don't need to participate in the advertising as a revenue model. There are a lot of people who can't pay for the service (the next billion users). Would you be OK with paying a bit more to cover their use?
- tsjq 6y agoI too agree with this angle.
- quantified 6y agoYou may find out just how much your data is worth on the market. I’d love to see the option of a subscription in more places, like FB itself. They’d still be serving ads and making money off that. Their costs would go up, they may balk at that, but I expect it’s trivial given their profitability. Wonder how they’d price “private-mode” properties. More importantly: do you trust FB to stop selling your data when they take your money?