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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by wolfgke on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @10:50AM (#14300477)
> Free means you are trading your privacy for the service.

Exactly. It should be well-known that "If you are not paying for the product, you are the product.".

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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by cantagi on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @10:58AM (#14300563)
That is true. Also, if you are paying for the product, you may still be the product.
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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by wolfgke on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @11:14AM (#14300717)
I did not write "if and only if". :-)
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Re:How Privacy Became a Commodity for the Rich and Powerful by cantagi on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @05:35PM (#14304001)
No worries - I'm not arguing with you :)
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