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Technically, google doesn't sell people's data. It uses data to train AIs to predict people's behaviour, modify that behaviour, modify attitudes/beliefs (it's a
by barbariangrunge 3y ago
Technically, google doesn't sell people's data. It uses data to train AIs to predict people's behaviour, modify that behaviour, modify attitudes/beliefs (it's an ad company), and eventually replace people
- noman-land 3y agoThanks, I updated my original post because how they profit from the data is immaterial to the fact that they want it and they coax people into letting them collect it.
- shawnz 3y agoDoesn't that more general statement now apply to anyone that collects telemetry, even for "noble" purposes, like Mozilla?
- noman-land 3y agoYes, opt-in by default telemetry is unethical.
- kortilla 3y agoIt sells a direct derivative of the data though, which is targeted ads.