It is our mistake we made them now they sell us as product

2 points

15 years ago

When I created an account with HN using Google account via ClickPass, one of the screen steps before I grant access to ClickPass, Google advised me to not grant it and if I do it I can cancel it any time which it will prevent ClickPass to access to my account information and my password.

This warning statement is not new; it’s there everywhere when you grant any application to use your Facebook, Twitter, Google ... etc accounts.

In the mean time Google Search is nothing without us, because "we are the product", they sell (us to third parties or Governments) or use our "private information" or what they told us it’s private without approval from us.

Facebook is doing same thing and that’s why their entire business model under fire in the EU. http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/28/facebook-advertising-eu/ Do you remember what happened in 2008 with Google’s Evil EULA (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/03/google_chrome_eula_sucks/)?

Now, are we "the product" still having any privacy? Are we safe? How far we can trust those businesses?

Should we keep using their services; and later complain about how evil their Terms and conditions or EULA are???