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smash_the_stack74 karma

What is your proposed solution to Google?

smash_the_stack5 karma

But it really doesn't. Yes, it provides information regarding why we are in the situation we are in, but it does nothing to address what changes should be made to Google. Saying we can't fix the problem because the system prevents it doesn't tell anyone how to fix the problem. It tells them what they have to do before you can even address it.

smash_the_stack5 karma

I appreciate the response, but please skip the politician type fluff. Saying you want change is meaningless. What would you want to see done about Google? Please provide specifics, otherwise se I don't see what you hope to accomplish from this AMA.

Edit, typo.

smash_the_stack3 karma

I stand corrected. The OS is free, but they charge for installing gmail, google maps, and the play store. So the bulk of phone manufacturers still end up paying google for the implementation of the OS.

Yes, the ad content is selected based on personal data. They are making more money because now they can sell targeted ads, this is what I meant by selling your data. A targeted ad has a higher chance of resulting in a sale. Thus the targeted ad spot costs more. The additional profit is based solely on the use of personal data.

Either way, this doesn't change the fact that data mining is not their sole profit engine. I mean come on, Alphabet was worth $739 billion as of may. Google itself was worth $279 billion as of july. You can't tell me that their operating costs are high enough to where they have no choice.

smash_the_stack0 karma

Their sole profit engine? Android made up 88% of market share in q2 of this year. I don't think they just give it to manufacturers for free. Let's also not forget the ad content on Google and YouTube, as well as the subscription cuts they get from content creators, and then there is YouTube red and YouTube music. They have numerous sources of income. They don't need to sell your data to stay afloat, they want to.