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Comment by dantheman | Hacker News Reader

Hopefully the government loses.

I would rather give my data to one entity, than thousands of fragmented ones. Some things can only be accomplished at scale, and also risk getting into the wrong hands (re Twitter)

If Google gets broken up, Gmail will end up like the PSTN.

Anyone can monitor your location.

Anyone can read your messages.

Anyone can spoof your address.

If you only want one entity having your data, you're better off being abused by Apple. Google invites all his friends over to run a train on you.

Why do you think that Apple doesnt do that?

https://fossbytes.com/apple-data-collection-explained/

"Now that we’ve established that Apple collects and uses your data to serve ads, does it sell your data too? Turns out the answer is No, Apple doesn’t sell your data to third-party advertisers. The Cupertino giant possesses the exclusive rights of showing you ads on the App Store and other apps."

ah, yeah i kind of consider that as data selling anyways. Not outright selling, you are right there. Selling in bulk would be dumb for these companies when they have ad networks in place, though. Its like the DRM for ads.

Fair points all around.

And by the way? I'm an android fan. Though Apple is more secure in some ways, I would much rather have control over my device.

Although to be fair, the next paragraph says, "Surprisingly, Google offers a similar deal. The company collects and uses your personal data for targeted advertising, but it doesn’t sell it to third-party advertisers. So it means advertisers can pay Google or Apple to be seen on your iPhone or Android device. However, the advertisers can’t know who you are and come after you on their own."

I just find Google to be an advertising company that happens to produce software.

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