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> If you’re using something that’s “free...,” you’re the product being sold.

A lot of people still don’t realize this, or just don’t care.




This statement is a lot less valuable now that your data is sold even when you’re paying for a product (eg a “smart” TV)


Too true. Corollary of "if you're using something that's free, you're the product" is "if you're using something you paid for, you're still the product". Either way, companies are incentivized to sell your data for profit.


So true. I just had my wife and or teenage daughter watch The S Dilemma on netflix just a few hours ago. Chilling even for a techie like me. More people should be encouraged to watch it.


> If you’re using something that’s “free...,” you’re the product being sold.

Free as in beer, yes. FL/OSS, no.




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