Myspace Sold User Data Too

Re:Myspace Sold User Data Too by lwansbrough on Saturday April 14, 2018 @06:08PM (#16839819)

Stupid title, every free service sells user data.

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Re:Myspace Sold User Data Too by ronilan on Saturday April 14, 2018 @06:26PM (#16839902)

False assertion.

I once operated a free service with 10Ks of users. When I sold it I refused to sell the user data. This dropped the value of the transaction to a fraction of the original offer.

So, maybe a lot of, but not every.

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Re:Myspace Sold User Data Too by stochastic_monk on Saturday April 14, 2018 @07:01PM (#16840066)

Bravo, good sir! The world needs more people like you. A friend asked why I was in computer science if I thought so many tech companies were doing evil things. My answer was that being a conscientious objector, I might be able to make a difference. Thank you for showing it can be done.

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Re:Myspace Sold User Data Too by dang on Saturday April 14, 2018 @07:21PM (#16840155)

Not this one.

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Re:Myspace Sold User Data Too by lwansbrough on Saturday April 14, 2018 @07:24PM (#16840160)

Touché.

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Re:Myspace Sold User Data Too by cgb223 on Saturday April 14, 2018 @06:29PM (#16839924)

Or they offer their service for free until they hit a critical mass of users, then start charging knowing x% will stick around

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