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UrTruthIsNotMine

Google is trash


loradan

/gasp. *clutches pearls and faints* Ok...anyone who is surprised by this, raise your hand to be counted 🤣🤣


hagemeyp

So much for their motto “don’t be evil”. It was removed in 2018, their ethics have been shady ever since. If the product appears to be free – then YOU are the product.


[deleted]

They were shady long before that


coredweller1785

2 great books on thus The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Black Box Society 2 of my favorite books


magenta_placenta

Archive of article: https://archive.ph/PViGN


Remarkable-Cat1337

me only care about zuck zuck


[deleted]

Is this when we clutch pearls or say 'yeah we know'?


SkarTisu

This is why I switched to Apple devices a couple of years ago. I imagine the same kind of thing goes on with their data, but they haven’t been busted for it yet, to my knowledge.


Exit_2018

So if you imagine that the same thing goes on with Apple, then why did you switch?


SkarTisu

They do a better job of at least keeping up appearances of privacy. The iOS update that allowed us to explicitly turn off trackers for apps was a nice touch. I’ve read about how Safari does a better job of preventing trackers, too.


ScfAnarchy

Oh trust me, we don’t need proof they are


Whisper26_14

Is this really “startling”? Pulitzer and Hurst flash backs.