• IllNess
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    7 months ago

    What’s most valuable to Google is the user data. Google is still able to get a lot of user data even if blockers are on. Ads are really just a way to get even more data. If you click an ad 10 times and buy something just 1 time, that information is more valuable than the ability to put ads in front of you.

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        7 months ago

        I said one was more valuable. That doesn’t mean they don’t go well together.

        Anyway you can use data to nudge users. For example, Google can change search result orders. They can promote one company/research/ideology/party to the top and demote others.

        Finding out where certain people are important for law enforcement or press.

        Stores give out free wifi to track your MAC address and see where you go in stores. They sell this data, use it to track theives, or use it for better product placement.

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          Anyway you can use data to nudge users. For example, Google can change search result orders. They can promote one company/research/ideology/party to the top and demote others.

          This is advertising.

          Finding out where certain people are important for law enforcement or press.

          This service isn’t that valuable, and extracting the value required is going to be a PR nightmare.

          Stores give out free wifi to track your MAC address and see where you go in stores. They sell this data, use it to track theives, or use it for better product placement.

          So A-B testing for their advertising?

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            7 months ago

            I said one was more valuable. That doesn’t mean they don’t go well together.

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              7 months ago

              But it goes back to my earlier assertion that the value of user data is generally to help with advertising.