Poll of the Day > I don't really *get* why people are afraid of Google, Amazon, etc

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I guess I understand wanting privacy, but its not that big a deal. They can have all the info on me they want. I dont see the problem tbh

I don't want people knowing the weird stuff I'm into.

Though, Google probably already knows and I appreciate their discretion.
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SpeedDemon20 posted...

I don't want people knowing the weird stuff I'm into.

Though, Google probably already knows and I appreciate their discretion.

We all know

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Im not afraid of them, but theyve become massive enough to game the system and become corrupt in a lot of ways
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MrMelodramatic posted...

I guess I understand wanting privacy, but its not that big a deal. They can have all the info on me they want. I dont see the problem tbh

Keep saying that until one of these companies that has all your information is hacked.
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kangolcone posted...

MrMelodramatic posted...

I guess I understand wanting privacy, but its not that big a deal. They can have all the info on me they want. I dont see the problem tbh

Keep saying that until one of these companies that has all your information is hacked.

And then what happens?

They're not looking at anyone that closely. You're just a line in spreadsheet of thousands or more. And only one guy is in charge of the spreadsheet and all he does is run the data through an algorithm and has no time to look up Bob smith or whoever and is eager to get the day over with so he can go home to watch tv like any other regular white collar worker.
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I don't like the idea of greedy corporations continuously milking people of data and selling it or using it to send targeted ads and who knows what else. It seems like a sleazy and unnecessary practice.
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Ogurisama posted...

SpeedDemon20 posted...

I don't want people knowing the weird stuff I'm into.

Though, Google probably already knows and I appreciate their discretion.

We all know

Some discretion. PLEASE. We can't talk about them so openly.
D:
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It's too late, they already know. Just give in. They are here to help. We can help you organize that 1 tb of futa more efficiently.
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MrMelodramatic posted...

I guess I understand wanting privacy

Lol

Simple paranoia, myself included.
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Google has given the general public plenty of reasons not to trust them. That's why

MrMelodramatic posted...

And then what happens?

Some big cross dresser called Dave comes to your house at weekends for "fun" but demands you call him Sally.
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I don't want Google or any giant tech company roleplaying as the moral police. They can fuck off with their baseless censoring and bias
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Because I don't need Google to take the place of the government in spying on me
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They want to control thought and they don't even practice what they preach (They are evil when their motto said not to be evil and not to mention they are fake liberals)
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the anti union video that amazon put out is really disturbing.

they also have more information on you than the government does and that is absolutely disgusting.

They dont pay taxes so why should I?

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Imagine if any politicians tried to make sure they weren't finding loopholes to avoid paying taxes, or wanted to look into allegations of fraud/corruption/etc... and then said person just happened to have info on their embarrassing search histories "leaked" by "anon"?
That's the kind of power they basically have, or will soon.

And yeah, for regular folks it seems like it won't personally affect you. Until they do decide to become morality police. Then shit gets really scary.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

the anti union video that amazon put out is really disturbing.

Just watched that and what in the actual fuck...

Some sociopathic shit there. They're telling everyone to monitor their coworkers and learn about their personality so that they can identify anything out of character and report to management. Basically, they want everyone to be a spy. Actually, that's perfectly in line with how all these tech companies operate. Censor anyone who speaks out against the establishment. They're trying to normalize that behavior