Not according to their privacy policy. What you may be referring to is the anonymous identifier that is used when they serve ads through their ad network.
Regarding "real" data sharing - again according to the privacy policy, it is only under 4 situations that they do it -
- With your consent (explicit opt-in) - With domain administrators (for Google Apps users) - For external processing (Google outsourcing their internal processing) - For legal reasons (ie. by the government or courts)
Of course, whether they adhere to the policy is a completely different matter altogether.
Actually, it's not just about the software, but the method of delivery of it. Think the App Store/Google Play/Chrome Web Store. With this play, Google is deploying mass-market business applications through a centrally managed repository/marketplace that runs on a portable browser platform. This is Google's vision of the PC, and also the reason why Microsoft has been such a big detractor of Google. If Google can pull this off, Microsoft will go the way of Blackberry.
Obviously that's what Google and Facebook are doing already - they aren't selling your information, but access to your attention. The information they collect from you allows for more targeted selling so that the advertisers can select exactly who will see their ads.
Actually Broder's problem was that he embarked on a 61 mile leg, with the computer showing a range of only 32 miles. This definitively proves that he had the intention to "fail" the Model S. It doesn't matter if it was the president telling me to set off, I would not drive a car 61 miles with the range indicator saying 32 miles unless I wanted a ride on a tow truck.
As the customer support rep., I am absolutely positive that if somebody called me and asked if he should embark on a 61 mile journey with only 32 miles of range left as shown by the on-board computer, I would never advise them of starting the journey.
As the driver of the car, I am equally positive if somebody told me to embark on a 61 mile journey when the on-board computer tells me I have only 32 miles of range left, I would not embark.
If you read the response carefully, you will see that the reviewer never actually said that Tesla personnel suggested that it was OK for him to leave on his 61 mile leg. He said that the personnel told him to charge it for an hour to restore the charge. If he called them up before he left explaining the whole truth (ie. 61m journey/31m range left), he wouldn't have a story.
Use your head. The rim size makes no difference - it's the circumference of the tire that makes it. Expect Tesla to counter this one with the tire measurements in no time.
WTF? Isn't it common sense to fully charge an electric car before embarking on a journey to test the car's range? This guy should be fired from the NYT.
This was exactly the same argument made on the eve of WWI, that the world economy was too interdependent for war to be waged between the major powers. What happened afterwards is history.
My own take is that the nuclear deterrent is much more potent than any economic deterrent.
So what are the moral implication of funnelling money through a tax haven that has no real purpose other than to reduce tax load? It may be legal, but is it moral?
This is the reason that I have avoided doing the same. Obviously, if your main base of business is in your own country, the corporation tax should also go back to you country to fund public expenses in your country, as opposed to a country which has nothing to do you your business apart from having low tax rates.
There are some people that go even further than that. They roam around Europe with no fixed abode, claim non-domiciled status and can avoid the majority of dividend tax. There is more to being honest than staying within the boundaries of the law.
The problem with your proposal is that there are still a lot of tasks that require human effort, which people do not necessarily enjoy. Who's going to do them?
Per capita GDP doesn't tell the whole story due to income disparity. In the US, there is a small number of people that is making a large portion of the money. Check out the GINI stats - the US is very high up the scale compared to industrialized nations, closer to developing nation in its income distribution.
Amazon isn't even in the Open Handset Alliance. They take the source from AOSP, and then customize the interface beyond recognition. So, yes your post is a bit misleading and disingenuous and reeks of shilling.
So, let's see how many mod points you've got on your 10 other accounts yeah?
Seriously? You've never seen this list before? Let's say 10% of the list are misunderstandings and another 30% has been fixed in the latest version of WP, that's still pretty damning.
There is a exemption for 250k worth of capital gains on primary residences in the US, similar to many other countries. This solves your problem, but unfortunately also contributed to the house price bubble.
Just do as the British did and keep miles for distances and pretty much use metric for everything else (except pints - for milk and BEER). On yeah, and stones for weight.
I suppose it works anywhere that Gmail allows you to dial out to phone from Google chat. I'm in the UK currently and I can make voice call out from both hangouts and Google chat.
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Not according to their privacy policy. What you may be referring to is the anonymous identifier that is used when they serve ads through their ad network.
Regarding "real" data sharing - again according to the privacy policy, it is only under 4 situations that they do it -
- With your consent (explicit opt-in)
- With domain administrators (for Google Apps users)
- For external processing (Google outsourcing their internal processing)
- For legal reasons (ie. by the government or courts)
Of course, whether they adhere to the policy is a completely different matter altogether.
Actually, it's not just about the software, but the method of delivery of it. Think the App Store/Google Play/Chrome Web Store. With this play, Google is deploying mass-market business applications through a centrally managed repository/marketplace that runs on a portable browser platform. This is Google's vision of the PC, and also the reason why Microsoft has been such a big detractor of Google. If Google can pull this off, Microsoft will go the way of Blackberry.
Obviously that's what Google and Facebook are doing already - they aren't selling your information, but access to your attention. The information they collect from you allows for more targeted selling so that the advertisers can select exactly who will see their ads.
Actually Broder's problem was that he embarked on a 61 mile leg, with the computer showing a range of only 32 miles. This definitively proves that he had the intention to "fail" the Model S. It doesn't matter if it was the president telling me to set off, I would not drive a car 61 miles with the range indicator saying 32 miles unless I wanted a ride on a tow truck.
As the customer support rep., I am absolutely positive that if somebody called me and asked if he should embark on a 61 mile journey with only 32 miles of range left as shown by the on-board computer, I would never advise them of starting the journey.
As the driver of the car, I am equally positive if somebody told me to embark on a 61 mile journey when the on-board computer tells me I have only 32 miles of range left, I would not embark.
If you read the response carefully, you will see that the reviewer never actually said that Tesla personnel suggested that it was OK for him to leave on his 61 mile leg. He said that the personnel told him to charge it for an hour to restore the charge. If he called them up before he left explaining the whole truth (ie. 61m journey/31m range left), he wouldn't have a story.
Use your head. The rim size makes no difference - it's the circumference of the tire that makes it. Expect Tesla to counter this one with the tire measurements in no time.
WTF? Isn't it common sense to fully charge an electric car before embarking on a journey to test the car's range? This guy should be fired from the NYT.
WWI happened mainly because of colonialism an it doesn't stop there; we can recurse into this until the neolithic.
This was exactly the same argument made on the eve of WWI, that the world economy was too interdependent for war to be waged between the major powers. What happened afterwards is history.
My own take is that the nuclear deterrent is much more potent than any economic deterrent.
The French revolution is often said to be brutal by the French as well, so I really don't know where you are going with that point.
So what are the moral implication of funnelling money through a tax haven that has no real purpose other than to reduce tax load? It may be legal, but is it moral?
This is the reason that I have avoided doing the same. Obviously, if your main base of business is in your own country, the corporation tax should also go back to you country to fund public expenses in your country, as opposed to a country which has nothing to do you your business apart from having low tax rates.
There are some people that go even further than that. They roam around Europe with no fixed abode, claim non-domiciled status and can avoid the majority of dividend tax. There is more to being honest than staying within the boundaries of the law.
Hard disks - lots of them come from Thailand. Easier to ensure that sensitive technology is kept in-house and not leaked to up-and-coming competitors.
The problem with your proposal is that there are still a lot of tasks that require human effort, which people do not necessarily enjoy. Who's going to do them?
I have a Nexus One, Nexus Galaxy and Nexus 4 and they were made in Taiwan, S.Korea and S.Korea respectively.
From first-hand experience and information collected around the net -
Samsung makes its flagship phones mostly in South Korea
LG makes its flagship phones in South Korea
HTC makes its phones mostly in Taiwan
I'm sure a lot of Japanese phones (e.g. Sharp) is produced in Japan as well
You might want to see the last chart on this page -
http://streetlightblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/national-income-comparisons-between.html
After deducting the education and healthcare component, Americans actually have less disposable income compared to Europeans.
Per capita GDP doesn't tell the whole story due to income disparity. In the US, there is a small number of people that is making a large portion of the money. Check out the GINI stats - the US is very high up the scale compared to industrialized nations, closer to developing nation in its income distribution.
Amazon isn't even in the Open Handset Alliance. They take the source from AOSP, and then customize the interface beyond recognition. So, yes your post is a bit misleading and disingenuous and reeks of shilling.
So, let's see how many mod points you've got on your 10 other accounts yeah?
I'm logged into Gmail and the search still shows Hotmail as the first result.
If you use DuckDuckGo, you might as well just go to the source and use Bing.
http://my-symbian.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44034
Seriously? You've never seen this list before? Let's say 10% of the list are misunderstandings and another 30% has been fixed in the latest version of WP, that's still pretty damning.
"Android 4 on my Kindle Fire"
You kinda gave yourself away there. Keep on shilling.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_gains_tax_in_the_United_States#Primary_residence
There is a exemption for 250k worth of capital gains on primary residences in the US, similar to many other countries. This solves your problem, but unfortunately also contributed to the house price bubble.
Just do as the British did and keep miles for distances and pretty much use metric for everything else (except pints - for milk and BEER). On yeah, and stones for weight.
I suppose it works anywhere that Gmail allows you to dial out to phone from Google chat. I'm in the UK currently and I can make voice call out from both hangouts and Google chat.
Just checked this out. In fact, the new Hangout interface allows you to add phone participants right at the invite page.