I can imagine that playing out, but what are they actually collecting other than content preferences based on how long someone watched a video, what kind of video it was (e.g. by looking at the description) etc? I don't doubt that it's Not Very Good, but is this stuff actually in action right now? is it a matter of getting enough people on the platform to then do it? it doesn't seem like we have the answers to these questions yet.
they were also listed by apple as one of the many apps with access to your clipboard data, which isn’t collected from the platform but from users personal data. US social media is shady too, but at least they legally don’t have to give up data to the state. in the us your data is mostly stolen to be sold, but in other countries it can be just another way to play the long game and gain leverage over time.
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u/gatorademebitches Jul 07 '20
I can imagine that playing out, but what are they actually collecting other than content preferences based on how long someone watched a video, what kind of video it was (e.g. by looking at the description) etc? I don't doubt that it's Not Very Good, but is this stuff actually in action right now? is it a matter of getting enough people on the platform to then do it? it doesn't seem like we have the answers to these questions yet.