I recently had a conversation with my brother about online data services. For example, my email account is with google (gmail). I've read some articles pointing out the risks of storing your data on a server or website you don't own.
Here's something I said to him, he wanted me to post on this blog:
"If I'm not paying for my email, someone else is--which means they're the primary stakeholder and they're primarily in control of how my data is used."
Experts have basically said the same thing in different words, but the principle is clear: if you get something for free, it's not really free. What is the real cost to you, and is that cost really visible? How is my email data being used by google, and do I really have a way to know how it's being used?
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