Tag: conditioned
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From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services
Long before Gmail became smart enough to finish your sentences, Google’s now-ubiquitous email service was buttering up the public for a fate that defined the internet age: if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product. When Gmail was announced on April 1, 2004, its lofty promises and the timing of its release …
Posted in WP-3
From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services
Long before Gmail became smart enough to finish your sentences, Google’s now-ubiquitous email service was buttering up the public for a fate that defined the internet age: if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product. When Gmail was announced on April 1, 2004, its lofty promises and the timing of its release …