MetaTalk

Apple CEO Tim Cook on user privacy: A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re the product. But at Apple, we believe a great customer experience shouldn’t come at the expense of your privacy.
posted by empath on Sep 18, 2014 - 56 comments

Derek Powazek, editor at the Fray does not agree with BlueBeetle's famous MetaFilter comment: "If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold." In a follow up post he suggests an alternative: “If you don’t know how a startup will make money, neither do they.”
posted by Lanark on Dec 20, 2012 - 52 comments

Zittrain shows Blue Beetle love! [more inside]
posted by k8t on Mar 21, 2012 - 24 comments