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Is it acceptable for companies to collect consumer data to improve products?

For

It leads to better services and personalization.

Against

It violates privacy and can be misused.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Appropriate mechanisms can select which useful consumer data is shown and used.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Personalized systems can respond to the specific topics and activities a user actually wants.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • People should own their data, and companies wanting it should have to pay.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Amazon's Android application sold my data to third parties, which genuinely bothers me.
    RedditOriginal language: English
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