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gatorguy said:

jbdragon said:

...I think Mozilla is a little confused and should be talking about Android. All it does is spy on you. Of course Google is getting most of the direct benefit from that and selling that Data.

LOL... and what data would that be that is being sold? 

chasm said:

This is what we call a “disinformation campaign,” kids.

Nevermind, Chasm answered it. 

Of course, Go-ogle doesn't "sell" the data they collect. That would be stupid! Rather, it's more like they rent the data they collect so they get paid over and over and over....

Check out Patrick Berlinquette's series about how Go-ogle "monetizes" your data:

Part 1: How Google Tracks Your Personal Information: https://medium.com/s/story/the-complete-unauthorized-checklist-of-how-google-tracks-you-3c3abc10781d

Part 2: How Google Marketers Exploit Your Discomfort: https://medium.com/s/story/the-complete-unauthorized-checklist-of-how-google-tracks-you-3c3abc10781d

Part 3: How Marketers Use Redirect Ads to Deceive You: https://medium.com/s/story/the-complete-unauthorized-checklist-of-how-google-tracks-you-3c3abc10781d

And who helps fund Mozilla? The most infamous people farmer, Go-ogle.

My wife purchased a 2018 13" MBP with TouchBar in the fall and absolutely loves the keyboard. It has been 100% reliable. I have used it a bit and really love the feel, e.g., the fact that the keys remain stable and level when depressed. Granted, it takes a few minutes of typing to adjust to the shorter throw of the keys, but I am able to type faster and more reliably with the new keyboard.

Granted, there are people who've had issues with the butterfly keyboard. I'm not discounting their experiences, but the people I've asked in the wild about their Macs with butterfly keyboard have all said how much they like the computer and its keyboard. 

I do not trust the opinions of Joanna Stern when it comes to Apple products. She does her best to paint them in their worst light, and frankly, I wonder if she's really experienced the problems with her keyboard or is just making it all up. We have no idea how she takes care of her MacBook either. If she's truly having issues with her keyboard, the proper approach is to get in touch with Apple Support and let them help her, not stand on her street corner along with people like Marco Arment and scream at the top of their lungs about the issue. In 30 years of owning Macs and many other Apple products, Apple has always made good on any issues we've had, which have been few and far between.

Still have the original AirPods I got just before Christmas 2016 and used them like crazy every day, until they crapped out to the point I couldn't use them long for talking on the phone. But they still work for listening to podcasts and are functional for that use. 

Never lost a pod but did misplace the case about a year ago, never to be seen again. AirPods stay in my ear almost as though they were glued - I wear them on walks, in bed listening to podcasts, and they've stayed in place remarkably well. 

Amazing technology packed into a tiny package!

In more than 20 years of scouring the web and reading articles about the tech world, I've never seen anything like the following from Patrick Berlinquette. He is the only person I've read who fleshes out the euphemism Go-ogle hides behind, "monetizing users' data".

The rest of the media goes out of its way to keep the public from knowing Go-ogle makes 90% of its revenue from advertising through surveillance capitalism, otherwise, Mr. Berlinquette wouldn't have to go out of his way to explain it. Think about it, when have you ever heard anyone on TV tell you anything even remotely like what Patrick does in his 3-part (supposed to have a 4th part added later) series (see links below)? The answer's NEVER!

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When lazy journalists are pessimistic about Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home, they say stuff like: “Even Orwell couldn’t have predicted that we’d willingly bring Big Brother into our own homes."

What they fail to mention is our willingness to exchange privacy for convenience didn’t start with the advent of virtual assistants. It started in the early 2000s, when people—in return for having access to Google products and seeing more relevant ads—allowed Google to have all their data.

Today, Google provides marketers like me with so much of your personal data that we can infer more about you from it than from any camera or microphone.

     ~ Patrick Berlinquette from How Google Tracks Your Personal Information

Part 1: How Google Tracks Your Personal Information: 

     https://medium.com/s/story/the-complete-unauthorized-checklist-of-how-google-tracks-you-3c3abc10781d

Part 2: How Google Marketers Exploit Your Discomfort:

     https://medium.com/s/story/make-orwell-fiction-again-part-2-micro-moments-9ba6e042a0c4

Part 3: How Marketers Use Redirect Ads to Deceive You:

     https://medium.com/s/story/make-orwell-fiction-again-part-3-masters-of-our-fates-620a84792482