Stephen Cavey, co-founder and chief evangelist of Ground Labs, discusses why companies collect so much user data. When the practice began, companies thought that if they didn’t use it, they would eventually find a use. And if they had gotten rid of it instead, they’d face hard questions as to why later on.
Collecting too much data can be a bad and dangerous habit.
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