When companies collect data in creepy ways, there’s often a backlash from media or consumers. When this happens, the company will usually back off, but they will usually try again at a later point once the backlash has died down. Why? Because data is valuable to their advertisers and investors. In this episode, I’ll talk about the ways that companies are incentivized to collect data in creepy ways.

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One problem with the practice of companies engaging in creepy behavior to collect data is that it’s never just one company, so it’s not enough just to identify the creeps and avoid them.

Smaller companies tend to imitate larger companies, hoping to achieve the same success. So, when small companies observe larger companies collecting data in creepy ways, they’ll follow suit. In this episode, I’ll talk about some of these creepy activities.

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