While I'm not a fan of the telecoms, AT&T shouldn't be getting flak for this. Google is snoop-by-default (not holding it against them, they are a company looking for profit just like any other), at the very least, AT&T is making the choice here clear.
It looks like the same snooping that's in all the other google apps (whether to serve you ads or otherwise). I'm glad that it's out in the open, and hopefully it causes people to think about the value of their privacy (and feel a little bit more paranoid about their lack of it)
I'm not sure who said it first, or where I heard it, but the belief that "everything google does is a loss leader for adwords" holds true here -- this is why I believe they're going to snoop-by-default, and not think twice about using your data as it flows through their fiber.
I agree that it's ok to give users a discount for giving up privacy. The problem, in this case, is how hard to tell: what level of privacy you're giving up, how they'll deliver the ads and that there's "private" option. Google does not have to meet the same standard as they do not have a "private" version (except google apps).
If AT&T presented this as $179 + $50 for normal, or $150 + $0 "with special offers" (think kindle model), I think people would be much less worried.
Fiber's privacy notice: https://fiber.google.com/legal/privacy.html
It looks like the same snooping that's in all the other google apps (whether to serve you ads or otherwise). I'm glad that it's out in the open, and hopefully it causes people to think about the value of their privacy (and feel a little bit more paranoid about their lack of it)
I'm not sure who said it first, or where I heard it, but the belief that "everything google does is a loss leader for adwords" holds true here -- this is why I believe they're going to snoop-by-default, and not think twice about using your data as it flows through their fiber.