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Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by chipperyman573 »

code_duck wrote: post #121
chipperyman573 wrote: post #114

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Do they? * I don't believe Microsoft offers support for their free products to people who haven't bought an O365 licence, and instead you have to use their god-awful Microsoft Answers forum (they seem to change this up every few years though so this might not currently be the case). It's community support so if you're having an issue with your account this won't help you, but if you're confused about how to use a pro…

Apple makes some software available for other platforms without charge, such as Safari for Windows.

Do they offer support for it? I am really asking, I have no idea. I would assume they don't

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by joering2 »

RobAley wrote: post #118
ariwilson wrote: post #97

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google.com/takeout

The reason you've been down voted is that takeout gives you all YOUR data that they hold, not THEIR data about you (which GDRP now says is mostly now your data)

Whats even crazier is that I used that tool and google took 4 hours to build my archives. Fair enough. Problem is... some files are not mine!!! clearly not my name not my email address not my correspondence. No idea how this is happening. I will reach out to this person but other than that no idea where to reach to google as their checkout page does not offer any "contact us". I am also concerned someone using this tool will get my own data!!!

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by duncan_bayne »

always_good wrote: post #38
Fnoord wrote: post #17

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Coinhive works that way as well. I believe it is justified to call both a scam by themselves. Why? Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (innocent until proven guilty). The problem lies with our justice system though. If it were more efficient we'd have less things like self-censorship and self-moderation.

> Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (innocent until proven guilty). Seriously?

He just doesn't grok it does he?

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by code_duck »

chipperyman573 wrote: post #131
code_duck wrote: post #121

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Apple makes some software available for other platforms without charge, such as Safari for Windows.

Do they offer support for it? I am really asking, I have no idea. I would assume they don't

I have no clue. I don’t know what support people would think they need for a browser, but computer illiterate people expect some crazy things.

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by staplers »

markdown wrote: post #104
staplers wrote: post #52

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when it comes to customer support Do they have customer support? Last time I used my google account (a few years ago) to attempt to buy a Nexus, my transaction was flagged as fraud and I was locked out of my account.. I tried for a few days to find a way to contact anyone from Google.. never happened.. I eventually gave up and bought an iPhone and it was ironically the best thing that could have happened in that scen…

> Do they have customer support? Their free services have no direct support channels, as expected. I wouldn't provide free support for free services either. I've received excellent support from Google for GSuite/Google Apps and Google Cloud over the years, both via chat and calls, usually out of their Ireland office. I live in Fiji and my account with them isn't worth all that much (~$100/month).

  I wouldn't provide free support for free services either.
I was trying to purchase a $600 phone..

Re: $11M settlement reached with Google regarding terminated AdSense accounts

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Post by namibj »

chipperyman573 wrote: post #115
namibj wrote: post #111

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Go to your local police station and file a report for criminal fraud? If the police/DA/whoever just ignores it, or measurably doesn't care what comes out of it, you should be able to start legal action against them for what basically boils down to 'too incompetent for this job', which by the way is even possible for judges, but the bar for it is high, and won't be hit unless the judge was careless in his misbehavior.

Over 70€? You're better off working for a day at a minimum wage job. I'm not saying this is fair but the amount of work involved to (successfully) bring charges against someone who isn't following up on a claim you made would be way greater.

I see it as a matter of principle. Yes, you are likely richer personally if you just ignore it.
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