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by GeekyBear 1768 days ago
By that logic, Google will definitely begin selling their treasure trove of user data to anyone with a checkbook, because the fine print WILL change.
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Yes, that's a very reasonable assumption. I assume all information I give out will be shared beyond my control, unless the recipient promises in writing to protect it and would suffer proportionally if they broke that promise. In practice, this only happens when federal regulations apply (i.e., health care or banking).

If you want to rely on other people behaving a certain way in the future, either form a personal relationship or write up a contract.

It's completely within the realm of possibility that this could happen. A few bad quarters down the road and a leadership change might be all it takes.

Many of us are taking the perspective of decades long changes given our current trajectory.

If not in our time, it could be in our children's time. This is an extremely dangerous system.

Google will maximize the method to monetize user data. They have done that in the past, they will continue to do so in the future.

Collect data and monetize it. That is what google is. They don't provide free email or analytic software out of the goodness of their heart.