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[โ€“] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The first iterations of Google Now felt useful in a similar way. Google was already squeezing data out of me, but it did so by marketing a palatable service.

[โ€“] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, but then idiots felt it was too invasive, so now Google just collects the same amount of data or more... but without as much benefit to the user.