Apps are not the same as cigarettes, this is true. Cigarettes do not track you and compile intimate details about every aspect of your life. They don’t then use that insight to profile you, manipulate your behaviour, filter your reality, & make decisions that affect your life.https://twitter.com/nireyal/status/969219281983549440 …
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And finally, here’s how Silicon Valley surveillance capitalism and the tobacco industry are alike: 1. Their products are both harmful to your health 2. They were both initially introduced as being good for you (see doctors in tobacco ads, we have our own in the tech industry)…https://twitter.com/aral/status/969260080041484288 …
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… 3. By using them you don’t just harm yourself but you expose those around you also (second-hand smoke). When you use Gmail, you don’t just make the decision to trade your privacy for a service, you trade the privacy of everyone who emails you also. …https://twitter.com/aral/status/969261000611581952 …
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… 4. To understand the Big Data playbook, study the Big Tobacco playbook. The historic progression of tactics has many parallels. It’s a good guide to understanding where the industry is and where it’s heading. </end>
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