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Did I claim to be using their services? Stick to what you know if you don't like reading what I actually write.

I was questioning someone feeling "hypocritical" for using other google services but disliking their new recaptcha tool.

As for "the contract": I'd wager that for most people, most contracts they see/sign are easier to get a clear understanding of, than Google's business model of "free" services.




> As for "the contract": I'd wager that for most people, most contracts they see/sign are easier to get a clear understanding of, than Google's business model of "free" services

Oh bull shit. The contracts you sign (or click I agree to) are thousands of legal definitions and words that most people don't even read, much less understand.

Google's contract is very simple: We show you ads (the more we understand your interests, the more targeted our ads) and you get to use our stuff without monetary cost.


Have you tried asking your non-IT acquaintances whether they knew and understood the tracking part? Because my experience is that most people don't, even if you think it should be obvious.


> We show you ads (the more we understand your interests, the more targeted our ads) and you get to use our stuff without monetary cost.

And where do they spell that out?




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