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I hate to break it to you, but Google also has that data, because that's the way client-server architectures work. I really find it hard believe that SELECT c
by jonathankoren 4y ago
I hate to break it to you, but Google also has that data, because that's the way client-server architectures work.
I really find it hard believe that
SELECT country, COUNT(*) FROM search_log GROUP BY country
is an invasion of privacy, or that somehow getting a commission off of the data you're already providing to a third party, is somehow making a user more of a product, than they already are.
- Jensson 4y agoGoogle don't know how those users interact with firefox search settings though, and without that they don't know how much it is worth to pay for being the default search. Also, since they are funded by ads it means that they can't make ad blocking as a default feature, since then those users wouldn't be worth anything to sell. Whether you like it or not Firefox isn't free from any of this control.
- jefftk 4y ago> Google don't know how those users interact with firefox search settings though, and without that they don't know how much it is worth to pay for being the default search. Why not pay roughly in proportion to the revenue you get from Firefox users searching?
- jonathankoren 4y ago> Google don't know how those users interact with firefox search settings though, and without that they don't know how much it is worth to pay for being the default search. Where are you getting your information, because I don't believe this true from my conversations with Firefox developers and data scientists. I think Firefox sends a ping to Google along with a telemetry ping to Mozilla, and then both Mozilla and Google correlate / fight over data as part of the contractual negotiations.