[spectramax]

This obsession of pervasive targeted ads, and A/B testing methods needs to stop.

I have stopped using all google services except for search and YouTube. Apple Maps is fine now, if you need a free email account, you can get one on iCloud.com.

Who are these soulless marketing execs that are OK with using this type of extremely personal health data!? There should be a moral objection, which evidently isn’t there. That’s more horrifying.

[mtnGoat]

sometimes i wonder if the oversized paychecks at some of these companies are for the people with the best skills, or the people with the least morals.

[salsadip]

I guess moral only exists for things which were a problem for a long time. Mass data collection is a relatively new thing. So morals around data collection don't really exist; ask the average person on the street how much they care about this. Result is those non-existent morals weren't able to be codified in law hence no wonder somebody is out there 'exploiting' this.

[spectramax]

> I guess moral only exists for things which were a problem for a long time.

If we eliminate homicides in the world, our morals wont change about killing another person. Eliminating the problem or how long it’s been a problem has nothing to do with morality.

[hirundo]

It's only horrifying if it's not opt-in.