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0 pointshintss8y ago0 comments

pretty sure they've directly stated that they're not selling user data

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gruez8y ago· 2 in thread

to be fair, you could say the same of facebook/google. they're not selling the data (giving it to third parties), but they're making money off it.

Operyl8y ago

Sure, they serve said data to other authorized users and clients (intended recipients). Name a business that doesn’t do that. ;)

gruez8y ago

point is, their statement does not preclude them from using data for marketing purposes. some people are content with that, but others take it as a sign that they are (or will) use the data to build dossiers on users.

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