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Google Apps are like junk food, bad for your health/privacy, but very good in taste/product otherwise. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 1 year ago by slyme to c/showerthoughts
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Think about it, Google Maps is (I think) the biggest collection of map data and information on locations everywhere around the world, yet I don't want an advertising company knowing that I just went to a fast food place.

YouTube is an endless trove of video content that anyone can contribute to, yet I'd much rather not give an advertiser information on every little interest that I have in video.

It's so bad for you, but it's so good.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, I too covered Google's craziness on my blog. But indeed, people respect their privacy when they are in eye to eye, while when we are in online-they don't see the backstage bounty process, so they sign up without caring about their privacy.

Check out my detailed post on why privacy matters: https://technomagnus.vercel.app/posts/why-privacy-matters