I didn't really say that. I said I trust them more than I trust Google.
> they anonymously track your habits to give you better ads as their business model.
That's practically the definition of snooping. Making it anonymous doesn't make it not snooping, and it doesn't make it any less uncomfortable.
Also, unless you're a Google employee, you can't say for sure the tracking is done anonymously.
> You used to get terrible ads on the internet—flashy popups, tricky spam ads, etc. Google has changed this, since they realized that they could avoid needing to trick people into click on ads by delivering ads that are actually relevant.
FWIW, I don't get any ads on the internet, and haven't for a very long time. I guess that's another reason I object to Google's data collection. I'm not seeing their ads, so there's no reason for them to collect any info about my browsing.
> Your current ISP can 'snoop' on everything you do too. Why don't you have this odd mistrust of them?
True, but my current ISP doesn't have a multi-billion dollar business based on snooping browsing habits. If they ever start I'll probably switch ISPs.
I didn't really say that. I said I trust them more than I trust Google.
> they anonymously track your habits to give you better ads as their business model.
That's practically the definition of snooping. Making it anonymous doesn't make it not snooping, and it doesn't make it any less uncomfortable.
Also, unless you're a Google employee, you can't say for sure the tracking is done anonymously.
> You used to get terrible ads on the internet—flashy popups, tricky spam ads, etc. Google has changed this, since they realized that they could avoid needing to trick people into click on ads by delivering ads that are actually relevant.
FWIW, I don't get any ads on the internet, and haven't for a very long time. I guess that's another reason I object to Google's data collection. I'm not seeing their ads, so there's no reason for them to collect any info about my browsing.
> Your current ISP can 'snoop' on everything you do too. Why don't you have this odd mistrust of them?
True, but my current ISP doesn't have a multi-billion dollar business based on snooping browsing habits. If they ever start I'll probably switch ISPs.