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> even more damning that they're doing this er, writing a (personal) blog post?

• blub 13y ago
  Collecting ridiculous amounts of data just because they can, without stopping to think what that data might be used for and is already used for. Using shady practices to override existing protections to collect even more data. Changing the rules mid-game to force more personal information out of people. And writing blog posts of course.
  • magicalist 13y ago
    Ah, by "this" I thought you were referring to something in the article. I guess you were referring to the previous sentence? I'll still disagree with your hyperbole (for instance, the privacy law he's objecting to does absolutely nothing to guard your data from intelligence agencies in EU countries...), but that makes a lot more sense.
  • chongli 13y ago
    Collecting ridiculous amounts of data just because they can, without stopping to think what that data might be used for and is already used for. Collecting data is their business model. All of the "services" they provide are just honeypots for their data-collecting operations.
    • seabee 13y ago
      Right, and the problem is two-fold: 1) they execute their business model without ethical restraint 2) it is difficult to avoid being affected by said business model because they can legally collect the data that other entities produce about you.
    • mvc 13y ago
      > Collecting data is their business model It's right there in their mission statement "Organize the world's information". Most people didn't realize that included their own private information.