Re:Anonymous Source Shared Leaked Google Search API Documents
by yencabulator on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @03:05PM
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And since then, the person on the call has revealed their identity. This was an SEO bro talking to an SEO bro about something they found on Github, not an insider leak.
Re:Anonymous Source Shared Leaked Google Search API Documents
by phs on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @09:45PM
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> Both companies seem to monetize clickstream data and personal information from users who probably didn't give informed consent.
I don't think you know what you're talking about. During Rand's tenure Moz was a subscription business selling access to marketing analytics tools. Those tools focused on the structure of the clients' sites themselves rather than any analytics they might have consumed.
Source: I worked at Moz for several of those years, and helped maintain those tools.
I haven't looked deeply into Fishkin's companies, but I wouldn't expect either to be on the user's side when it comes to privacy. Both companies seem to monetize clickstream data and personal information from users who probably didn't give informed consent.
If the source was trying to get this information to a responsible journalist who cares about privacy, I have no idea why they'd approach a company (not even a news organization) who seems to fund the erosion of user privacy.