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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by yibg on Monday June 22, 2020 @06:33PM (#23607715)
What number would that be though? Any number is going to be made up and subjective based on the individual. I might day my data is worth $1000 a year while it’s worth $1 to you.
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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by TuringNYC on Monday June 22, 2020 @07:17PM (#23608087)
If there is a pay option, you could just pay for searches. You set the price threshold by choosing to pay a la carte (or not.)
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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by paulryanrogers on Monday June 22, 2020 @08:28PM (#23608640)
Google did have a contributor program for a while which replaced ads when you paid them and they in turn paid the websites and services you visited. My guess is the advertisers weren't happy to be cut out of the loop.
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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by Ericson2314 on Monday June 22, 2020 @08:59PM (#23608850)
Right, so (and not to make Google look like the good guy here) we just need this new law to tip the scales so the advertisers won't be able to convince Google not to do this.
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