I forgot just how much information google tracks; again - knowing it is doing this gives a type of fear - but, once again, they are willing to give it back ... as much to show off I presume. They know how to make enough money, and it doesn't involve alienating anyone...
I already wish I had done this sooner - I could have gotten on to other things... the data is much more rich, and with much less invalid bullshit mixed in from the Social Media sites themselves.
I sorta isolated who gets what data when, and made it in each entities best interest to provide a certain level of support and value back to myself... at least.
It is a lot of free services, capabilities and platforms; but, technically google now owns lots of data and information it'd not have if other social media sites were more helpful with quality of life. In any event, it shifts some knowledge into google's ownership - but they also provide me a level of ownership.
Some social media sites are designed wholly to use predatory influence practices; and other social media sites just want data, as much real and valid data as possible... from which to make its own business decisions and insights... its own unique research.
We shall coexist, one should not be any more subservient and abused than necessary... and there is at least a seeming obvious path... to help yourself turn the tables; given a desire to do such a thing.
To some degree - I'm just taking various companies who have invested vast resources into the value generated from their users - if one company will not provide it, perhaps a competitor* can give it to me - as I give them data they'd not otherwise have.
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