Nice choice of words. Web sites usually own your accounts, even if the internet is open.
Magazines cater to advertisers by claiming to sell "eyeballs" and carefully picked "readers", while acting all nice to their customers. I imagine websites do the same when it comes to exiting, talking to advertisers, etc.
It's not just that. While there is much justified concern about user privacy and security, it's easy to forget that the site also has assets to protect. Giving up control to a third party is a very scary prospect for some organizations.
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Nice choice of words. Web sites usually own your accounts, even if the internet is open.
Magazines cater to advertisers by claiming to sell "eyeballs" and carefully picked "readers", while acting all nice to their customers. I imagine websites do the same when it comes to exiting, talking to advertisers, etc.
It's not just that. While there is much justified concern about user privacy and security, it's easy to forget that the site also has assets to protect. Giving up control to a third party is a very scary prospect for some organizations.