Post #3290111
2026-06-04 04:25 UTC
Was doing enterprise IoT consulting a while back. Asked why they needed to collect all the data? Nobody could answer. Someone finally said, so we can analyze usage patterns. I asked, “OK, but why?” Finally, someone said: “So we know when and where to advertise our sales.”
Also did automotive consulting work. Connected vehicles. Asked the same questions. I’m not too worried about my car collecting a lot of data. It’s so they can plan their next sales event.
Not that it’s OK to violate privacy. Just saying, the reason may be way more banal than we think
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@hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-04 05:41
Yeah that’s why they collect data, because it’s money. What they don’t talk about is that somewhere along the line they realize they got bunch of data that’d be very valuable to others too, so they’ll sell it. Also, they don’t really care if gov agencies come ask for it
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@MML@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-04 07:18
What are you talking about, I love paying for Google maps premium…