> Google is 100% running out of space.
No, Google's decided that, in the language of their critics, they want users to be customers, not “products”.
No, Google's decided that, in the language of their critics, they want users to be customers, not “products”.
Google will basically need to re-invent their whole business to do this and there are few signs this is where they are going. They still track the hell out of everyone. They still make the overwhelming majority of their money from advertising.
This isn't going to make Google stop being creepy Google. They are just trying to get some of their sideline projects to break even.
They sell the data to advertisers and make money off of you.
No, you don't.
> They sell the data to advertisers and make money off of you.
No, they don't.
https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/keeping-priva...
“As always, we don’t sell your information to anyone, and we don’t use information in apps where you primarily store personal content—such as Gmail, Drive, Calendar and Photos—for advertising purposes, period.”