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Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OT A note for facebook users
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:31:56 +0000
I don't think it's quite up to you how much you share.
Collecting info on referring sites, setting tracking cookies etc all
gather your saleable info. Yes, the users are the PRODUCT, advertisers
are the CUSTOMERS.
But I'm not paranoid...
Jez

On 22/12/2011, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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> 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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