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Google Secret Privacy Document Leaked
siliconbits writes "A confidential, seven-page Google Inc. 'vision statement' shows the information-age giant in a deep round of soul-searching over a basic question: How far should it go in profiting from its crown jewels—the vast trove of data it possesses about people's activities? Should it tap more of what it knows about Gmail users? Should it build a vast 'trading platform' for buying and selling Web data? Should it let people pay to not see any ads at all?"
Should they be evil?
I quite like the idea that you could use ads that you pay for (that don't cost much) to advertise your party or to post silly messages to your friends
I'd love to be able to pay for what I can do for free on Facebook!
which is totally what she said
I find it interesting that doing evil but at least reflecting on it a bit beforehand has now become what passes as a "good thing."
You should pay to not see ads.
In 2009, Google earned about $0.1016 per visitor. So pay them about $37 a year and never see an ad.
There. Next question?
Anyways, the math:
620 million visitors per day.
23 billion yearly revenue.
$37.0968/visitor. .1016/day/visitor.
Actually, subscription search services are sounding like they are practical. This adds $3.09/month to your Internet bill. Add in obscene escalators for ludicrous groth in revenue, and this isn't much worse than your current ISP's rate increases, certainly not as bad as the TV bill.
Wow. And we could let the advertisers torture those too cheap to pay. Nice.
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
Don't worry, any evil policies are only in beta.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a difficult battle. - Plato