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kreeben
5y ago
>> can't directly intervene but can call tech support "Hi, yeah, car's gone berserk, we're approaching a river, all doors are locked, can't get out, need assistance." "Hi, thank you for calling. Plea
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kreeben
5y ago
What relevant bits of of Google's conduct did I fail to address?
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5y ago
Excellent rebuttal. I mean, who gives a fuck what Google does, when we 'av Amex's despicable conducture to worry 'bout, ey mate?
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5y ago
>> So you think google is Yes >> guiding you Yes >> based on your profile Yes >> based on all the data they have collected on you Yes >> in order to entice you to consume goods Yes
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5y ago
>> better for society. According to what model? For the sake of what's best for humanity, according to what model is what Tesla is doing "better"? Do you know what will happen once we run out of rare earth minerals? Wil
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Right, right, of course, thx for pointing that out. Now, how does that make Tesla "good for society"? I'm not saying they aren't. I'm simply asking, how is mining rare earth minerals (by blowing up one mountain top
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5y ago
When I say "you're being foiled" I'm not talking about product placements. I'm talking about how Google designs its sorting algorithm for me, on my personalized YT front page and how that assortment challenges me to
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5y ago
Hi Googler and thank you, sincerely, for engaging in this discussion. First line in your legal statement: >> We do everything in our power to protect businesses, schools, and government organizations from attempts to compromise their
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5y ago
>> The same could be said for solar as well. Yes but we're talking about Tesla now, not solar. >> iterations on battery tech So at one point in time, Tesla _will_ be "good for society"? They are not there yet. Bu
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>> This is personalization. But years ago Google made a commitment not to use Gmail data to customize ads (after initially doing so). Oh! Well, I actually did not know this. You are saying they realized they shouldn't use my Gmai
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>> The ads aren’t personalised because I don’t see any ads. If you're watching YT and think you are not seeing ads, then you're being foiled. >> So my data is being used, just for my benefit. Apart from the word "
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5y ago
>> it is nice to see an example where a large company has an inherent financial incentive to behave in an a broadly pro-society manner I don't see how Tesla is "pro-society". Tesla batteries are very costly to the envir
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5y ago
>>the distinction between data used for personalization with data used for advertising Personalization of what, exactly, if not ads? What's the proper distinction, in your view?
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5y ago
User X: buys dildo Google: X likes dildos Dildo Salesperson: Google, who likes dildos? Google: X User X: deletes dildo receipt email Salesperson: Is X still into dildos? Google: Yeah, they just don't like receipts.
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5y ago
"We're organizing the world's information and making it searchable [so that we can show you ads]."
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kreeben
5y ago
Do you have an example of a corporation that makes laptops that says it’s possible?
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5y ago
Absolute free speech, however, empowers this community. I say, let each and everyone speak their mind, even the snark.
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"I can't downvote direct replies" IC. Did not realize this until now. My apologies for that baseless claim. "It's absolutely fair to say the Swedish people are not entirely unified on their vision of the EU." A
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5y ago
I find it very dishonest that your only reply to me is to down vote me. By doing so I believe strongly that you're abusing your down voting powers.
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5y ago
The rise of Sverigedemokraterna is not proof of your initial claim that anti-EU sentiment is on the rise. "SWEXIT" This is the first time I've heard this term. Is it on the rise? I see no proof of it. Your link to Expressen n
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And what a poor defense that is. It's almost not worth mentioning.
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5y ago
"in Sweden now and there is a growing anti-EU sentiment here" That does not ring true to me. Care to back up that claim with a source?
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5y ago
Today I woke up regretting being overly aggressive yesterday when replying to your comments. I also regret viewing your words in the worst way possible. Finally, I regret putting words into your mouth. I was (very, very) drunk last night an
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5y ago
I found your unsubstantiated claim that "people aren't even applying to these great fucking job opportunities" laughable. EDIT: Apologies, that was a lazy comment. What I meant to say was "I found your comment to be laug
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5y ago
>> people are getting a lot of money in stimulus Please define "a lot of money". >> so there is no desire for them to work Those lazies, why won't they work for peanuts? >> Where I live there are tons of peo
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>> my "Kardashian problem" You need lots of empathy for sociopaths if your aim is to understand the why and the how of their successes. The fact you don't understand them makes me think you're a good person. The wo
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5y ago
That was a fun watch. You're really good at this! Absolutely love the playback feature.
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I'm not them but from the top of my mind, an example: 1. Facebook tracks users across the internet to enrich the profiles of their users 2. Data leaks. 3. Users are now in trouble. I can come up with many more if you ask and then give
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It's horrifying as a parent who used to think and act like a child, to see someone who used to be completely dependent upon you, give you unconditional love and beg for your attention, suddenly transform into an independent human being
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5y ago
I wish for us all that some day the internet as it is today would fracture and split into one webapps realm and one hypertext realm so that those who can't stand it when you want to click on something and you do, once the page finishes
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