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adam_patarino | 1 month ago

This. It’s the same play with their browser. They are building the most comprehensive data profile on their users and people are paying them to do it.

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godzillabrennus|1 month ago

Is this any worse than Google? Seems like the same business model.

adam_patarino|1 month ago

There are lots of companies that do this. Doesn't make it right.

The real "evil" here is that companies like Meta, Google, and now OpenAI sell people a product or service that the customer thinks is the full transaction. I search with Google, they show me ads - that's the transaction. I pay for Chatgpt, it helps me understand XYZ - that's the transaction.

But it isn't. You give them your data and they sell it - that's the transaction. And that obscurity is not ethical in my opinion.

antiframe|1 month ago

Does Google have your medical records? It doesn't have mine.

throwaway314155|1 month ago

Since when is Google the model to emulate?