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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by ppeetteerr on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:34PM (#19038470)
I "love" how the reward are gift cards, not actual money. How much more insulting can they be: your privacy is not even worth liquid currency. Some people probably need the gift cards, but it's as upsetting as people selling blood for gift cards.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by aaaaaaaaaaab on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:38PM (#19038533)
Giftcards can be tracked. Money can’t :)
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by jrockway on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:26PM (#19039692)
Isn't this some tax thing? If they pay you money, they have to file a 1099 with the IRS. If they give you a gift card, it's up to you to record it as a gift on your taxes.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by ppeetteerr on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:43PM (#19039867)
You might be correct, good person. I'm curious if this is standard in the industry...
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by johnwyles on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @06:09PM (#19040606)
well think of the other possibly bigger perk: they get your business and loyalty again in the future at a discount since the card was given as an enticing amount (e.g. "$50" but after markup is only really $28 to the business).
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by glennpratt on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @08:25PM (#19041404)
It's the same when I've taken consumer surveys at conferences, taste tests in the mall, etc.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by Tempest1981 on Thursday January 31, 2019 @01:40AM (#19042906)
Also, some percent of users will forget to use the gift card, or be unaware of how to check the available balance, or use it down to the last penny.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by saagarjha on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:48PM (#19038654)
Presumably, this allows for sending money to children who are unlikely to have a bank account.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by roywiggins on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @03:05PM (#19038843)
Prepaid debit cards are totally a thing though.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by Domenic_S on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @03:29PM (#19039092)
Don't know why you're downvoted - sending prepaid debit cards has taken the place of cutting a check in a lot of instances. When I cancelled DirecTV years ago, they sent my refund as one.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by stickfigure on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:14PM (#19039569)
...or just maybe, some people have different value judgements than you do. Those people also probably think statements like yours are paternalistic and condescending.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by pixl97 on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @06:33PM (#19040764)
Great, just show me where FB got an ethics board approval on both the consent forms and nature of data gathered on underage youth and then maybe I'll believe that people were properly told of the risks involved .
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by ppeetteerr on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:38PM (#19039810)
Would you like to elaborate on this with some facts or will you just throw shade with a hypothetical statement?
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by chillacy on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @10:24PM (#19042038)
Is the idea that people have different values or even morals a wild idea? Else how could 2 people see abortion as either self-determination for women vs actual infanticide?
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by ppeetteerr on Friday February 01, 2019 @01:42PM (#19057094)
Some people have different points of view, for sure! I am objecting to the argument that:

some people have different value judgements than you do -> those people also probably think statements like yours are paternalistic and condescending.

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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by tzs on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @03:39PM (#19039201)
Are they physical gift cards, or e-gift card codes. If the later, one obvious advantage over other payment methods is that they can be delivered by email or by a web page.

I think most people would prefer that to receiving a check in the mail, or cash in the mail, or supplying banking details for a direct deposit.

They seem to have cards available for multiple merchants. If they have a decent selection there should be something available from a merchant a given subject actually buys things from. If so, a gift card is pretty much as good as cash.

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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by nvrspyx on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @11:04PM (#19042233)
Gift card code distribution is also much easier to automate and track. I'm in a small research lab and we recently moved from cash to gift cards. It's much easier to distribute both physically and digitally.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by rambojohnson on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:05PM (#19039467)
giftcards talk, money walks.
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Re:Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s b... by HillaryBriss on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @03:08PM (#19038882)
i wonder why they didn't insist on paying people via Google Wallet
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