> trick people into thinking they are helping "the community" by contributing to their databases The only way that would be a trick is if they were helping the

> trick people into thinking they are helping "the community" by contributing to their databases The only way that would be a trick is if they were helping the app owner while not making the app more valuable to the community which is obviously not the case. Clearly the voluntary contributors are adding value to the app and are therefore helping the community who uses the app. > Do you think as many people would contribute if they were honest about it and said "help make our ads more valuable" Their business models have been public this whole time, hence our discussion, none of this has been a secret. The mere fact that companies tend to paint everything about their operations in the best light possible instead of the opposite is not evidence of trickery or even morally culpable deception.