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> While they may be lying, at least it's better than other search engines where collecting data is explicit and built into their business model.

Just to be clear, are you saying that given the choice between collecting data and lying about it vs. collecting data and being explicit about it, you’d choose the first option?



Just to be clear, are you saying that given the choice between collecting data and lying about it vs. collecting data and being explicit about it, you’d choose the first option?

Yes. Absolutely. Because that would give me some legal recourse.

Would you hire someone who hides in the fine print they can steal from you and you can't do anything about it, or hire someone else and accept the chance that they might steal.

The choice is between a bad thing definitely happening, or a bad thing possibly happening.




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