YouTube doesn’t sell user data, the data is for targeting ads.
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TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Youtube is a perfect example of why ad blockers exist. They use ridiculous ad volumes and spy on their users for data to sell.
corbin@infosec.pub 6 months ago
spraynpray@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
[deleted]Auli@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Sure and Google is not a data broker. Look at how good uses your data they are transparent about it.
powerful_peanut@lemmy.world 6 months ago
the linked article doesn’t describe getting data from Google, but getting data from grindr and other apps. Grindr is notorious for this kind of thing and makes it easy to locate users…in fact its the main feature of the app so its impossible to fix.
There are different levels of privacy. Many of the issues with Google are theoretical or philosophical, but location broadcasting apps like grindr are clear and present dangers to your privacy.
Antitrust7668@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
You realize Google owns YouTube, right? 😆
corbin@infosec.pub 6 months ago
Google owns YouTube and the AdSense advertising network. They don’t need to sell the data to advertisers because they are the advertiser. It’s more valuable for them to just hoard that for forever and use it for ad targeting.
BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 6 months ago
ive had ads longer than the video i watch and then ads when that video ends