TFW you work for the world's biggest for-profit surveillance operation but are just trying to helphttps://twitter.com/__apf__/status/1044109217903198210 …
-
-
Too few people understand the business model. It's not "selling your data", it's selling access to user attention based on private data that is jealously guarded. This allows Googlers (and people at Facebook) to imagine themselves as champions of user privacy while eradicating it
Show this thread -
Life is too short and precious to work at these companies, even if you are part of the quiet resistance within or whatever. What you do for a living is shameful.
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
when did you last save a bookmark that wasn't tweeted though?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Well, presumably there's a difference between "I work for an ad company" and "I work for an ad company that will actively try to trick users into sharing more information than they want." The former is consistent with informed consent and user transparency.
-
Google's not an ad company, though. It's a surveillance company that provides targeting services to advertisers. The idea of a surveillance company that doesn't surveil is incoherent.
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Wait, I thought your business model was snark and fundraising. What's this bookmark thing?
-
A tax dodge
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.