If you want to believe that, you do you.
It's also cute that you two are liking each other's posts while simultaneously denying reality. That's a great hill to die on.
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It's also cute that you two are liking each other's posts while simultaneously denying reality. That's a great hill to die on.
Then prove it? Please, provide one, single reputable source that backs up your claim that "Google has been caught selling user data".
I'll save you a little time - you won't succeed, because it hasn't ever happened.
You're making some pretty bold claims, so some sourcing might be helpful for your argument. If your response is something along the lines of, "It's not my job to do your research for you", then your point fades away like so many other dogmatic comments on this forum.
The truth likely lies somewhere in the middle. This article is a great look (keeping in mind the source has a bias against Google already) at the entire process of data collection and ad sales:
Google Says It Doesn’t 'Sell' Your Data. Here’s How the Company Shares, Monetizes, and Exploits It.
"Google will never sell any personal information to third parties; and you get to decide how your information is used." - Sundar Pichai Sound familiar? Although big tech companies like Google keep the lights on by harvesting and monetizing your personal data, they can be quick to mince words and...
If you honestly think there is no tech in the algorithms they use I don’t know what to tell you.
There will be a huge amount of work that goes into doing what they do. Open your eyes.
Google sued for selling user data despite claims the company does not
A lawsuit filed in San Jose federal court alleges that Mountain View search giant Google has been tracking and selling the information of users, despite promising not to. The suit filed by Burlingame firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy on behalf of three plaintiffs and also brings class-action...
"Google says" ... what a great source.You're making some pretty bold claims, so some sourcing might be helpful for your argument. If your response is something along the lines of, "It's not my job to do your research for you", then your point fades away like so many other dogmatic comments on this forum.
The truth likely lies somewhere in the middle. This article is a great look (keeping in mind the source has a bias against Google already) at the entire process of data collection and ad sales:
Google Says It Doesn’t 'Sell' Your Data. Here’s How the Company Shares, Monetizes, and Exploits It.
"Google will never sell any personal information to third parties; and you get to decide how your information is used." - Sundar Pichai Sound familiar? Although big tech companies like Google keep the lights on by harvesting and monetizing your personal data, they can be quick to mince words and...www.eff.org
Sorry, I think you've misunderstood me. Apple, for example, is a technology company. Most of their revenue comes from first-party sales of hardware and supporting premium services.
Google, on the other hand, their revenue is made up on the sales of advertisements to the tune of over 80% of it. Yes, Google will totally build and run technologies to a very high degree, but they are not themselves a technology company.
Sorry, but somebody lodging a lawsuit does not prove a single thing.Google sued for selling user data despite claims the company does not
A lawsuit filed in San Jose federal court alleges that Mountain View search giant Google has been tracking and selling the information of users, despite promising not to. The suit filed by Burlingame firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy on behalf of three plaintiffs and also brings class-action...www.msn.com
"Google says" ... what a great source.
Good lord. Did you read anything besides the first two words? The article is from the EFF, not Google, and is meant to show how Google's claims, while technically true, might be misleading. If this is how you debate, then have a nice afternoon.
Edit: I apologize, my response was a bit harsh, I was just frustrated that you clearly didn't take the time to look beyond the title (which is cutoff anyway).
Some practitioners of mass tort allege they have evidence that will convince a court that Google sells personal data in online auctions.
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Don't know the status of the suit, may have been tossed. Mass Tort Attorneys and Google are peas in a pod with regard to honesty.
Suit to be filed against Google alleges massive violation of users' privacy rights
A lawsuit is set to be filed Thursday in San Jose against Google alleging the Mountain View-based company secretly collects and sells users' personal information, violating users' privacy rights.
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Don't know the status of the suit, may have been tossed. Mass Tort Attorneys and Google are peas in a pod with regard to honesty.
That’s still ongoing…Google sued for selling user data despite claims the company does not
A lawsuit filed in San Jose federal court alleges that Mountain View search giant Google has been tracking and selling the information of users, despite promising not to. The suit filed by Burlingame firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy on behalf of three plaintiffs and also brings class-action...
"Google says" ... what a great source.
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Selling a behavior is not your selling data.
Sure thing they sell behaviors like, a simple example: at 10-11pm 3mil male users in country X searches for pr0n.
Let us raise Pr0n Ads at this time span, or put up an auction before providing these stats.
That’s statistics data not actually your data.
They have access to your data, no question, just like Apple does, but they don’t sell it.
Apple does the same over Apple Store Connect to its Devs, they provide statistics, maybe not through additional auctions yet.
The auction part is new to me, but not proven yet, but it doesn't matter much, selling statistics and starting an auction for statistics, does not change anything. They don't sell your data.
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If you want to approach it that way, most newspapers aren't newspapers, most magazines aren't magazines, most television channels/networks aren't television channels/networks, most radio stations aren't radio stations, etc. A lot of these companies get most of their revenue from advertising but I don't think people would typically refer to them as "advertising companies". They offer products, services, etc. for which they get paid largely through advertising but it's their products, services, etc. that more define the type of company.
Apple does the same over Apple Connect, maybe not auctions yet.
Not quite. Apple only targets ad data on its own properties, the Ap Store and Apple News, not on the web generally and you can opt out of targeted and location based ads.
I wish Apple didn't do any of that but find them way more trustworthy than Google. There is no moral equivalence here.
Not quite. Apple only targets ad data on its own properties, the Ap Store and Apple News, not on the web generally and you can opt out of targeted and location based ads.
I wish Apple didn't do any of that but find them way more trustworthy than Google. There is no moral equivalence here.
Google has always had the worst security for its users. They could care less about your privacy. You best believe that anything that you post with Google is shared for the world. Google shares YOUR information with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties. I would not use Google if Android was the only phone type left in the world. Google is the worst company and Facebook is right there with them.
They're not. ATT hurt Facebook, but actually helped Google- they still have search data, and with Facebook's data collection abilities hobbled, advertisers switched over to Google (and Amazon). It doesn't surprise me at all that Google wants to implement this on Android- they help themselves at the expense of on of their biggest competitors. They're lucky Apple came up with this first, otherwise there would be an antitrust cloud hanging up over all this- now they can just claim they are following current privacy standards. Facebook is really screwed though.
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Google's security extremely high, and they will care very much about protecting it, because it's highly proprietary and at the core of their business.
Google does not sell or share any user data. They provide advertisers and businesses with tools to publish advertisements that can target people in Google's proprietary data - that is very different from selling the data itself. Don't worry though, it's a common misconception.
Yeah, your logic is totally sound. Thing is, Google's primary products (like the physical print in a magazine, or the TV content on a network), are Google AdSense and Google Ads. Don't be fooled into thinking Google's biggest product is Gmail or search.
As long as you understand that you’ll be putting some of your money in on top of that 70 million each year, then you’ve got a good understanding of the scale of such an effort.
Could you resist the urge if Facebook came to you and said “we want to buy your company for $500 million”.
You and your kids/family never have to work again?
Google’s "products" include a wide variety of software and hardware products/services (see list below). Google is a technology company that happens to generate most of its revenue for their technology product/service offerings through advertising.
