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Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumer... by ehsankia on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @05:06PM (#25522818)
> I don't know for sure if this is their business model.

That's the point, and you also don't know for sure what Google's business model with the health data will be either.

The GP post I was replying said that it was obvious Google was monetizing the data, and implying that it was therefore bad. My point is that if monetizing health data is inherently bad, then so is what Apple is doing.

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Re:Google/Fitbit will monetise health data and harm consumer... by Talanes on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @08:20PM (#25524238)
Was that the implication? I got more of a "Of course they will monetize it, that's how corporations handle assets" vibe.

Because monetize is a meaningless word here. Unless Google suddenly decides to go against their fiduciary responsibility and purposefully lose money, any use of the data is going to be somehow monetizing it.

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