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by rsp1984 3114 days ago
Google doesn't try to suck up all your time it just tries to give you what you want when you want it

Yea, and spy you out completely in the process, then sell your data to the highest bidder. Can't decide if I'm more creeped out by FB or big G.

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Honestly, I have recently been trying not to use anything from google or facebook. I try to use stuff from Microsoft and apple. These are straightforward businesses that I pay to use. No bullshit ads or other hidden shit. A big impediment has been the utterly low quality of the apple music app on android.
Wonder who knows more about us at this point, FB or Google?
Google has built ad products on data about what you want, and Facebook has built ad products on data about who you are, which are both natural extensions of the data they receive in order to deliver you their core service. Which constitutes more data or a creepier amount, unsure. But I’m more wary of services that are mashing that data together to get a fuller picture of you.
>But I’m more wary of services that are mashing that data together to get a fuller picture of you.

Certainly that must describe Facebook, and I would think Google as well?

I'd say it's pretty even