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1. Search queries are not metadata. 2. Why is sharing metadata with unknown arbitrary 3rd parties OK? Not all metadata is or should be public.
by nerdponx 3y ago
1. Search queries are not metadata.
2. Why is sharing metadata with unknown arbitrary 3rd parties OK? Not all metadata is or should be public.
- Spooky23 3y agoMy point, poorly made, is that the statements made by companies sharing this data don’t mean what they appear to at first reading. Even in the silly HN example, you can analyze referrer data and build profiles of people, without any cooperation on HNs part.