I’m of the opinion they definitely misled everyone to get users. Hey look at this! It’s FREE! Gmail, maps, youtube, all free! Not once did anyone ever say free except you must surrender all of your inner secrets first
Re:Ask HN: What Happened to Larry Page?
by PaulDavisThe1st on Friday September 04, 2020 @06:56PM
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They told what you they were collecting. It wasn't "all of your inner secrets", but it turns out that it's enough to infer what those probably are.
I realize it's a bit more complicated than this, but I'm not fond of your take here.