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Re:Tell HN: In NSW, if Google doesn't track you, you can't p... by xypher on Thursday December 06, 2018 @04:42AM (#18616610)
Agreed, AI is technological advancement, and Google makes most of its datasets available to everyone and goes great lengths to explain the technology it creates for those who are willing to read it. I don't understand what's the issue with semi-passively contributing to a potential technological advancemet.
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Re:Tell HN: In NSW, if Google doesn't track you, you can't p... by expertentipp on Thursday December 06, 2018 @05:20AM (#18616779)
This is irrelevant in case when I want to access a service of a third-party whom I'm paying to provide the service, or even worse - a service of public authorities.

> what's the issue with semi-passively contributing to a potential technological advancemet.

You're wastly overestimating your contribution to the technological advancement though this channel.

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