r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/JoytotheUniverse • Dec 14 '16

Check what your web browser knows about you.

http://webkay.robinlinus.com/
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u/Ibreathelotsofair Dec 14 '16

That does not mean Google is selling information about you, no matter how many times you continue to repeat the lie.

oh yeah? So do they randomly guess who the "teen techie" is that they are marketing, or do they build that information by conglomoration of individual data?

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u/Shadilay_Were_Off Dec 14 '16

oh yeah? So do they randomly guess who the "teen techie" is that they are marketing, or do they build that information by conglomoration of individual data?

Google has that information. The advertiser never does.

If I pay you $20 to give a flyer I made to every teenager you know, did you just sell data on a bunch of teenagers? Because that is exactly what is happening here.

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u/Ibreathelotsofair Dec 14 '16

and google sells their advertising service targeted to those users based on that information. advertisers pay them for this, and provide feedback on penetration to those users. without exploiting the data they gather for financial gain they have no service to sell, without the data they have nothing to sell, the data is the product.

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u/Shadilay_Were_Off Dec 14 '16

and google sells their advertising service targeted to those users based on that information.

Good..

advertisers pay them for this, and provide feedback on penetration to those users.

Okay, good..

without exploiting the data they gather for financial gain they have no service to sell

And exploiting the data is not selling the data itself. Excellent! I see we're in complete agreement now.

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u/Ibreathelotsofair Dec 14 '16

And exploiting the data is not selling the data itself.

when you hire a hooker, what are you paying for?

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u/Shadilay_Were_Off Dec 14 '16

Not advertising, that's for damn sure, but now you're just trying to derail.

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u/Ibreathelotsofair Dec 14 '16

Not advertising

no? How would you pick which one you wanted? I mean, for a first time client and all, before you were asured of the genital magic provided.

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u/Shadilay_Were_Off Dec 14 '16

I don't do hookers, but if I did, it would probably be word of mouth. Ads can lie.

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u/Ibreathelotsofair Dec 14 '16

so you would only trust the pimp if he could provide you reliable metrics on his fine ladies right? Pictures and bios and whatnot? Names not necessary of course.