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Sure, in the same way that code is intellectual property and should never be shared, and all ideas should all be patented in case they become worth something.

Sure, in the same way that code is intellectual property and should never be shared, and all ideas should all be patented in case they become worth something. In all seriousness, I'm OK with that as long as people are honest about it. Just say "We track our users to collect business intelligence." and I'm happy.

varenc 6y ago
The point is that even analytics that are 100% anonymous and aggregated, with no privacy concerns, are still pieces of business intelligence.
systemvoltage 6y ago
We all would love to know what Google page ranking algorithm is. Disclosing any business information whether it is in the form of code, analytics, financial information, customer data, etc. sometimes makes sense but more than often, doesn't.
- dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
  > Disclosing any business information whether it is in the form of code, analytics, financial information, customer data, etc. sometimes makes sense but more than often, doesn't. While I agree with the spirit of your comment, this is a very sweeping generalization. Many kinds of financial information are being shared regularly with the public and for publicly traded companies they're required by law. Many companies build their infrastructure on open source software, with proprietary glue being a small percent. Knowing what you can or even should share (for marketing purposes) is crucial. Especially knowing that keeping information asymmetry forever is impossible.
  - systemvoltage 6y ago
    > Many companies build their infrastructure on open source software, with proprietary glue being a small percent. This too is a sweeping generalization ;), a good one though. We're pretty fortunate to have a lot of our building blocks made using open source software. Boost libraries to openssl, most of the stack is open source including the programming language. Although, the proprietary glue is the important bit. An architect's work is more than just bricks and mortar.

varenc 6y ago

The point is that even analytics that are 100% anonymous and aggregated, with no privacy concerns, are still pieces of business intelligence.

systemvoltage 6y ago

We all would love to know what Google page ranking algorithm is. Disclosing any business information whether it is in the form of code, analytics, financial information, customer data, etc. sometimes makes sense but more than often, doesn't.

dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
> Disclosing any business information whether it is in the form of code, analytics, financial information, customer data, etc. sometimes makes sense but more than often, doesn't. While I agree with the spirit of your comment, this is a very sweeping generalization. Many kinds of financial information are being shared regularly with the public and for publicly traded companies they're required by law. Many companies build their infrastructure on open source software, with proprietary glue being a small percent. Knowing what you can or even should share (for marketing purposes) is crucial. Especially knowing that keeping information asymmetry forever is impossible.
- systemvoltage 6y ago
  > Many companies build their infrastructure on open source software, with proprietary glue being a small percent. This too is a sweeping generalization ;), a good one though. We're pretty fortunate to have a lot of our building blocks made using open source software. Boost libraries to openssl, most of the stack is open source including the programming language. Although, the proprietary glue is the important bit. An architect's work is more than just bricks and mortar.