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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Easy answer. They'e accused so often of doing it even by those that know better. Heck you see "Google sells your personal information" pretty much every day and it's repeated over and over to the point …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dabe If this is true and so obvious (i.e., that sell and monetize mean two different things), I wonder why Google would choose to say, "we do not sell your personal information," rather than simply saying we do not…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Absolutely. Doesn't sell and monetize mean two different things? O f course they do. The only reason to use "sell" instead of the more accurate "monetize" is for fear-mongering, sometimes called FUD. It's …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Oh, geez. At some point do you want to argue about the definition of "is" too? As long as it's not too late to argue that the devil is in the details rather than the devil was in the details. P.S. W…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Once I've sold something it is no longer mine I would assume. When you buy something I would think you expect the same. When you provide a service, the equation is a bit different. I receive the fruits o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Imagination? Yes. "Selling" indicates it leaves your control which is the FUD you were originally trying to pass off as fact. Yes, the latter part, in italics, is purely imagination!
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy "Selling" indicates it leaves your control which is the FUD you were originally trying to pass off as fact. Yeah it sounds much worse than what actually happens just as those using the meme intend. Ye…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy "Selling" indicates it leaves your control which is the FUD you were originally trying to pass off as fact. Yeah it sounds much worse than what actually happens just as those using the meme intend. Wow…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Well heck I already acknowledged that. Now how about the question I posed to you in that same post: "With that said some companies do actually sell personal information and for no reason other than maki…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy No, you're still saying they do, with no backup for it as best I can see. Let me put it this way: Google monetizes information about persons all the time. It means that they use information about person…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy No the point you made was "Google does it all the time" for which you still don't offer any supporting information. Your quote: "Information that relates to individuals as persons is sold by Google all th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Both Apple and Google (and most others) have the right to share anonymized information with outside parties, and of course they would. There's a number of reasons they might need to do so and some companie…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Since you mentioned it, take a read thru Apple's privacy policy which also stipulates they don't sell personally identifiable information. Both companies of course use the same definition for it too. So to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Zombie FUD. It just won't die. Ah, so as an example what information about you as a person is Google selling? I imagine you have lots of examples to call on since they "do it all the time". IMHO per…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Zero percent of Google's revenue depends on that. It doesn't happen. https://privacy.google.com/about-ads.html … Repeat for those that didn't get it the first time: - Google does not sell your personal…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan What FUD am I spreading? That Apple is woefully behind when it comes to cloud services/machine learning/AI? Or do you think that's not important? I want Apple to kick Google's ass in what Google does best. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan Actually Apple should be in the business of collecting data and analyzing it. They are incredibly far behind when it comes to machine learning/AI. But they've put themselves in a bind now with this dogmatic…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan Apple says it uses personal information to improve advertising. What exactly does that mean? Yes. Maybe it would be more helpful if we could compare the statements companies are willing to make when they s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan I'd love Cook to explain how iAds and ads in ITunes Radio is different. I wonder if Apple will eventually ditch both. I'd love it if Rogifan would explain exactly how it's all the same.
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lighteningkid wrote: » Technically, Apple only *designs* smartphones, doesn't it? I'm not aware that Apple owns the plants, so that would mean Foxconn is the largest smartphone *maker*, wouldn't it? Technically speaking, manufacturing is only…