The better Google does, the more dependent we become

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Dr. Dave explains the tradeoff created by a provider that does many things well: quality encourages people to entrust more data, communications and history to one company, and that very success increases their dependency. He distinguishes possession from legal ownership and asks what a complete account could reveal about a person.

2:58 · Philosophy

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Proposed recording date: 2012-06-23. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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