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Ask HN: Does paying for Google mitigate the privacy issues of the free accounts?

1 pointsby tbirrellabout 7 years ago
We all know that if we are not paying for a product, we are the product. But I was wondering about Google's G-Suite product. If I pay for that, is Google now double-dipping? Or does it offer (at least some) protection against 3rd-party's buying my data?

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Artemixabout 7 years ago
I think that the answer lies in Google&#x27;s terms and conditions for both free and paid plans, but I&#x27;d subjectively go with the double-dipping answer.<p>Remember: the first part of the text is &quot;If you&#x27;re not paying, you&#x27;re the product&quot; but it&#x27;s closely followed by &quot;but paying doesn&#x27;t shield you in any way from also being a product&quot;.