Re:“We are only collecting the list of applications you have...
by mgraczyk on Saturday May 30, 2015 @03:50PM
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I'm a little biased because I currently work at Google (not on anything related to ads or user data).
Still, I am comfortable with giving Google enough information to understand and predict my behavior. The more I learn about the company from the inside, the more I trust them to do the right thing with my personal information to prioritize my quality of life over their bottom line. My perception is that Google genuinely believes that if they create high quality products that improve their user's lives, the revenue will follow.
As for centralization, I agree that it is good to diversify for robustness and security. Still I trust Google's security measures more than I would trust my own if I were to set up email servers myself. Plus now that Google properties have U2F support and Chrome autogenerates passwords, I don't mind putting all my security eggs in the Google basket.
Still, I am comfortable with giving Google enough information to understand and predict my behavior. The more I learn about the company from the inside, the more I trust them to do the right thing with my personal information to prioritize my quality of life over their bottom line. My perception is that Google genuinely believes that if they create high quality products that improve their user's lives, the revenue will follow.
As for centralization, I agree that it is good to diversify for robustness and security. Still I trust Google's security measures more than I would trust my own if I were to set up email servers myself. Plus now that Google properties have U2F support and Chrome autogenerates passwords, I don't mind putting all my security eggs in the Google basket.