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The videos are usually sponsored with the ads pushed by the streamer themselves. They’re getting paid just fine. YouTube freely steals my data so they’re doing
by jimbob45 3y ago
The videos are usually sponsored with the ads pushed by the streamer themselves. They’re getting paid just fine. YouTube freely steals my data so they’re doing just fine. I’m just being gaslit into thinking I’m a thief.
- pb7 3y agoHow does YouTube steal your data? What do they do with it?
- dendriti 3y ago[flagged]
- Mindwipe 3y agoIt's called a rhetorical question.
- mike741 3y agoThey track and sell it to undisclosed 3rd parties
- pb7 3y agoCitation needed. No they don't.
- mike741 3y agoOf course they do. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/google-says-it-doesnt-sell-your-data-heres-how-company-shares-monetizes-and https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/google-says-it-doesnt-... https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US > Parties with whom information may be disclosed: Service providers, trusted businesses or persons that process information on Google’s behalf
- acdha 3y agoIf you were actually worried about YouTube stealing your data, why do you keep giving it to them by using their service? Wouldn’t the smart move be to stop visiting?
- mike741 3y agoIt's a simple value estimate. Some things, at least in the moment, appear to be worth having some of your data stolen. Also there are measures that can be taken, such as using adblockers, that minimize the cost.
- acdha 3y agoHow is data being “stolen”? All of the data they collect is data which you are freely giving them by using their service, and ad blockers really don't prevent any of that: you're connecting to a Google server telling them where you live, what type of device you use, and what you're interested in. An ad blocker prevents you from seeing ads but it doesn't do anything to prevent resale of the data you volunteer.
- mike741 3y ago> How is data being “stolen”? You tell me, I was responding to your hypothetical question: "If you were actually worried about YouTube stealing your data, why do you keep giving it to them by using their service?" >An ad blocker prevents you from seeing ads but it doesn't do anything to prevent resale of the data you volunteer True. That's why I still volunteer as little data as possible.