Comments on: a free (google) service is worth exactly what you pay for it http://baldric.net/2009/11/01/a-free-service-is-worth-exactly-what-you-pay-for-it/ another voice in the babble on the net Sat, 19 May 2012 20:25:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mick http://baldric.net/2009/11/01/a-free-service-is-worth-exactly-what-you-pay-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1910 Mick Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:47:20 +0000 http://baldric.net/?p=348#comment-1910 Peter It's a price I'm not prepared to pay. That's one of the reasons I run my own mail server. Not many people would go that far, but paying for a commercial email service from a trusted provider comes a close second. Mick Peter

It’s a price I’m not prepared to pay. That’s one of the reasons I run my own mail server. Not many people would go that far, but paying for a commercial email service from a trusted provider comes a close second.

Mick

]]> By: Peter http://baldric.net/2009/11/01/a-free-service-is-worth-exactly-what-you-pay-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 Peter Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:35:34 +0000 http://baldric.net/?p=348#comment-1908 That Google is free is an illusion. Unless, of course, you consider your privacy to be of no worth whatsoever, in which case the continuous brainwashing over the last decade or so has indeed worked.. Personally, I find that an incredibly high cost, as I would no longer be in control of my own information. Facebook has even plans to go one further and use client onformation in their marketing campaigns. So, if you're a convinced vegan you may still find your face used in a sausage ad - totally legal, even though it will make it seem as if you endorse the product in question. It seems very few realise the true cost. It's a bit like people taking money from loan sharks - the pain will come later.. That Google is free is an illusion. Unless, of course, you consider your privacy to be of no worth whatsoever, in which case the continuous brainwashing over the last decade or so has indeed worked..

Personally, I find that an incredibly high cost, as I would no longer be in control of my own information. Facebook has even plans to go one further and use client onformation in their marketing campaigns. So, if you’re a convinced vegan you may still find your face used in a sausage ad – totally legal, even though it will make it seem as if you endorse the product in question.

It seems very few realise the true cost. It’s a bit like people taking money from loan sharks – the pain will come later..

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