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Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OT A note for facebook users
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:17:46 +0100
Well, it is up to you how much to share. FB and others can mine my data to 
their heart's content. Garbage in = garbage out. Yet, I find FB a great tool 
for keeping in touch with faraway family and friends.

Cheers,
Nathan

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YNWA



On Dec 22, 2011, at 4:26 AM, Ken Norton wrote:

>> I guess they are trying to cut back on electricity usage ...or something.
> 
> Or something. I've encountered few companies that had less corporate
> "maturity" than Facebook. Willy-nilly changes, changing of terms and
> conditions and repeated nullifications of privacy settings are the
> hallmark of this company. At least now they've come out and admitted
> that the users of Facebook are not the "customers" of Facebook.
> Facebook is all about data-mining and selling that data to everybody
> and anybody.
> 
> I'm not saying that Google is much better, but at least they do have
> more corporate maturity and know that you don't just up and change the
> terms and conditions with "let's see anybody notices" attitude.
> 
> As to the saving electricity, well, that actually is true. The
> electric bill for some of these data centers is staggering. Moving and
> storing bits costs real money.
> 
> AG
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