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Also I find it very hard to not be cynical about what google does my data even if I pay for Youtube. I would be surprised if they did not learn from my viewing
by jnsaff2 3y ago
Also I find it very hard to not be cynical about what google does my data even if I pay for Youtube.
I would be surprised if they did not learn from my viewing history what my interests are and then try to sell my eyeballs outside of youtube for much more money.
Also as a counter point to myself or actually rather to the whole targeted ads thing: where I can't block youtube ads (mostly iphone) I get the dumbest effing ads that I would never click or have zero interest in.
About 80% are casino, gambling, betting, etc .. absolutely zero chance I would try any of that. Rest is either feminine products or served in a language I find offensive.
They have the data on me but fail to do anything useful with it.
- jsnell 3y agoYou've almost certainly told them not to use the data (either any data, or just YouTube watch history, which have separate controls), and they're honoring that request. But you've now built some contorted mental model where you think they must obviously be lying about while also being completely incompetent at using said data. Just how hard is it to believe that they're not lying in the first place?
- Eddy_Viscosity2 3y ago> Just how hard is it to believe that they're not lying in the first place? Very. They have motive, means, and opportunity to lie. The consequences if caught lying about collecting and using data after they said they weren't range from non-existent to negligible.
- jnsaff2 3y agoAlso every time they get caught they claim it’s an honest mistake. Just a few weeks ago they had to pay fines for siphoning data from PRIVATE chrome windows.