On Dec 13, 2013, at 5:59 PM, Ted Oliverio <google@PlayNaked.com> wrote:
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> On Dec 12, 2013, at 11:50 AM, Doug Dawson <dougdawson@mac.com> wrote:
>> A problem with analytics is that you're (at least technically) obligated to disclose the use of it in your privacy policy, and in this day and age people have a tendency to react negatively to that, to an extent that can dwarf its usefulness.
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> (a) Someone actually READS privacy policies?!?!
When they are there. So many are just a dead link.
> (b) Are you aware of any cases where negative reaction to disclosure of analytics collection has dwarfed the usefulness of such collection?
You need to talk to Steve Jobs about that, because he took "the analytics community" to school over this very issue. Oh wait, he's dead. You will need to study your history to gather his thoughts. I will defer to his judgement, as an exercise for the reader.
That was a transformative moment. And the consequences are what we live with now.
There was a firestorm afterwards, spreading way beyond Apple, which some may have conveniently forgotten, but which burns to this day.
Doug
dougdawson@mac.com
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