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- Recent TOS Offenders
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.
Highlights of Today’s Episode:
- How Instagram changed their Terms of Service to allow themselves to sell users photos, usernames, and other data, with no compensation to the users
- How PayPal tried to find a way around telemarketing regulations, by changing their TOS to allow them to spam emails and phone numbers of users
- How Spotify attempted to change their TOS to allow them to access everything on your device and track your location
- The pattern of companies backing off when media or consumers call them on their behavior
- Why it’s not true that tech companies just have a different sense of privacy than their users do
Links and Resources:
To purchase the book, visit YourPrivacyBook.com
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10 min - Big Data, Bigger Business
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.
Highlights of today’s episode:
- Why companies change their Terms of Service frequently
- How AOL used to collect and sell data without permission
- How Google collected data from their street view vans, then claimed that it was an accident
- How the app Foursquare tracked users even when they weren’t using the app
- How Uber tracked customers even after they finished their ride
Links and Resources:
To purchase the book, visit YourPrivacyBook.com
This podcast is powered by PodcastMotor
12 min