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Re:Police ask for whole city's Google searches, and a judge ... by angryasian on Thursday March 16, 2017 @01:25PM (#13886914)
true, but with google you have a choice. ISP's are generally granted monopolies and most people don't have a choice. Google only hands over data when mandated by courts or government. ISP's are looking to actively share and sell your information.
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Re:Police ask for whole city's Google searches, and a judge ... by bmon on Friday March 17, 2017 @04:05AM (#13892341)
While I agree that Google is likely more trustworthy, I think it is naive to think Google does not sell your information; that's how they make money, right?
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Re:Police ask for whole city's Google searches, and a judge ... by angryasian on Friday March 17, 2017 @01:32PM (#13896006)
that is not how they make money. They make money by showing people ads. All they allow you as a user to do is specify attributes you're targeting and the people that view these ads ... match those attributes as best as possible
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