Sure, you could live your life in a state of panic and worry, thinking that every confession is hiding something worse... Or you could be a happy person who believes what he sees until proven otherwise.
You show me some proof that Google has taken malicious or deleterious actions against their users, and that said actions were worse than those done by Facebook, Apple, or Sony, and we'll talk.
Google's was accidental, and they reported it themselves. Sony got hacked and potentially exposed 10 million credit card numbers. Apple was collecting location data this whole time without informing the consumer. So yeah, I trust Google.
I'm saying that any marketing executive who understands the internet at large knows that he's not going to convert people to their side by hiring people to argue on the internet. Pissing in the ocean, yes?
It must suck to think that everybody who holds an opposing viewpoint to yourself is secretly being paid to antagonize you. Me, I understand that people can hold other opinions very strongly and respect them for that- but if it makes you happy, sure, keep thinking that everyone's out to get you based on your choice in personal computers.
Telling something is way better than telling nothing. Plus, it also provides options to block some tracking- which, again is way better than what Apple tells you.
I've yet to see a reason why Apple is better than Google, here.
Bad analogy. Normally you'd report your car stolen as soon as it happened. There's not really any way to see that somebody's gotten into your wireless until it's too late.
Okay, see, that was my way of trying to spin the debate to a more polite one by getting your honest opinion and maybe seeing something I'd missed.
But since you've decided to take the snark route, how many clicks does it take (From the Apple homepage) to see the data that Apple has stored on you and remove that data, in addition to providing utilities to block said data from being collected? (Google stands at 3.)
I could be a jerk and point out that you don't have to scroll down to reach Google's page, but instead (in the interest of useful discourse) I'm going to ask you how Google is any worse than Apple in this regard.
Google has their privacy statement mid-page on the front page of their site.
Apple has it buried inside their EULA.
Stickin' with Google for this one.
(also, that streetview thing was an accident- Google didn't use any of the information. Heck, Google was the one that brought that problem to light- if they hadn't, we probably wouldn't have a clue.)
I just want a goddamn browser, without any of the facebook twitter buttons and toolbars and shit. When I want to update my facebook status, I will get there.
Wait, wasn't that sort of the point of Chrome in the first place? No-frills, fast, secure browsing?
without having to sync everything when I get a new song
Between three computers and a phone, having a complete music collection can take some doing. mSpot compiles it all into one neat little package I can access from any machine.
Also, as stated previously, Voice Search works with mSpot. It does not, however, work with the default Music app.
I use Mspot, myself, and I don't use it to "store" my music. I use it to keep my music accessible so I can access my collection from just about anywhere, without having to sync everything when I get a new song. (Also so I can use voice to pick a song on my phone.)
Really, I could give less of a crap if somebody gets into my music- they might be able to delete it from Mspot, but the local copy on my computer that it syncs from stays intact.
I don't play SC2 to learn, I play SC2 to have fun. Losing sucks, I don't like things that suck, therefore I don't like losing. Simple.
Besides, what, exactly do I not understand about it? That smacks of an elitist cop-out.
I just don't like the idea that you can take a crucial part of gameplay and make a formula that is definitively "the best" using a computer. There shouldn't be a "best" strategy, there should be many good strategies that work based upon your methods. The fact that we've determined the most optimal build order using genetic algorithms rubs me the wrong way. Don't get me wrong, the strategy is still good, and I still enjoy playing against the AI- but I don't think I'll ever dip my toes in the Battle.net waters again.
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Really? What, exactly, makes it impossible to create a large company without violating the law?
My argument is that, while Google isn't perfectly ethical, they are by and large more ethical than its competitors.
"Everybody else does it, therefore they must do it" is not a valid argument.
Besides, the idea that every company ever created acted against its customer's best interests is downright fallacious.
Sure, you could live your life in a state of panic and worry, thinking that every confession is hiding something worse... Or you could be a happy person who believes what he sees until proven otherwise.
You show me some proof that Google has taken malicious or deleterious actions against their users, and that said actions were worse than those done by Facebook, Apple, or Sony, and we'll talk.
Google's was accidental, and they reported it themselves. Sony got hacked and potentially exposed 10 million credit card numbers. Apple was collecting location data this whole time without informing the consumer. So yeah, I trust Google.
Remember, it was Google that told people about the StreetView data problems in the first place.
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Call of Duty? Mod support? You're joking, right?
Does anyone actually believe this?
If you do, I've got a terrorist-proof bridge to sell you.
CBS says it was a military op, which was explained to me to be as opposed to a CIA op.
Still, would the CIA cop to it if it was theirs?
I'm saying that any marketing executive who understands the internet at large knows that he's not going to convert people to their side by hiring people to argue on the internet. Pissing in the ocean, yes?
It must suck to think that everybody who holds an opposing viewpoint to yourself is secretly being paid to antagonize you. Me, I understand that people can hold other opinions very strongly and respect them for that- but if it makes you happy, sure, keep thinking that everyone's out to get you based on your choice in personal computers.
...You can't honestly think any sane company would waste funds to argue with nerds on the internet?
Also, what does Google have to gain by lying like that? All they can get is negative press.
My god. New levels of stupid every time. You absolutely refuse to make a well-reasoned argument or debate in good faith.
(oh, and I really appreciate you totally maligning my quote like that. Always a sign of good faith.)
Telling something is way better than telling nothing. Plus, it also provides options to block some tracking- which, again is way better than what Apple tells you.
I've yet to see a reason why Apple is better than Google, here.
Fair enough. Most people use their cars often enough they'd realize, though.
Morse code over HAM.
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Bad analogy. Normally you'd report your car stolen as soon as it happened. There's not really any way to see that somebody's gotten into your wireless until it's too late.
Also, I find your quote rather funny.
Okay, see, that was my way of trying to spin the debate to a more polite one by getting your honest opinion and maybe seeing something I'd missed.
But since you've decided to take the snark route, how many clicks does it take (From the Apple homepage) to see the data that Apple has stored on you and remove that data, in addition to providing utilities to block said data from being collected? (Google stands at 3.)
I could be a jerk and point out that you don't have to scroll down to reach Google's page, but instead (in the interest of useful discourse) I'm going to ask you how Google is any worse than Apple in this regard.
Google has their privacy statement mid-page on the front page of their site.
Apple has it buried inside their EULA.
Stickin' with Google for this one.
(also, that streetview thing was an accident- Google didn't use any of the information. Heck, Google was the one that brought that problem to light- if they hadn't, we probably wouldn't have a clue.)
What is this, the Fox News forums?
I just want a goddamn browser, without any of the facebook twitter buttons and toolbars and shit. When I want to update my facebook status, I will get there.
Wait, wasn't that sort of the point of Chrome in the first place? No-frills, fast, secure browsing?
without having to sync everything when I get a new song
Between three computers and a phone, having a complete music collection can take some doing. mSpot compiles it all into one neat little package I can access from any machine.
Also, as stated previously, Voice Search works with mSpot. It does not, however, work with the default Music app.
The internet, as a whole, is only the fifth most polluting entity?
For a world-spanning corporation with massive servers, that's pretty darn good.
As an aside, IT companies redue their dependency on the internet? HA
I use Mspot, myself, and I don't use it to "store" my music. I use it to keep my music accessible so I can access my collection from just about anywhere, without having to sync everything when I get a new song. (Also so I can use voice to pick a song on my phone.)
Really, I could give less of a crap if somebody gets into my music- they might be able to delete it from Mspot, but the local copy on my computer that it syncs from stays intact.
Wow, never seen anything like this before! A service that will allow you to host all your music in the cloud!
Oh wait.
Note the "Reasons I perceive as" preceding that.
I don't play SC2 to learn, I play SC2 to have fun. Losing sucks, I don't like things that suck, therefore I don't like losing. Simple.
Besides, what, exactly do I not understand about it? That smacks of an elitist cop-out.
I just don't like the idea that you can take a crucial part of gameplay and make a formula that is definitively "the best" using a computer. There shouldn't be a "best" strategy, there should be many good strategies that work based upon your methods. The fact that we've determined the most optimal build order using genetic algorithms rubs me the wrong way. Don't get me wrong, the strategy is still good, and I still enjoy playing against the AI- but I don't think I'll ever dip my toes in the Battle.net waters again.