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0 pointshalviti10y ago0 comments

What about when it was revealed that facebook was using their like buttons as a way to build dossiers on people?

You could have never have even visited facebook.com and have never had a profile, but still this company was using its cookies to build a profile of you on the internet. All of the articles you read on the internet, the sites you visit, all being collected and tallied by some faceless internet behemoth.

That sort of thing doesn't bother you?

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mackwic10y ago

> That sort of thing doesn't bother you? He just said that this doesn't bother _him_. The key element here is _the choice_. The choice to be tracked, or not to.

The systematic tacking and profiling of all users of the web is disturbing and I am against it, but honestly, I still prefer Google at the commands rather that any government I can think of. Not that it justify in any way the tracking. It's a dangerous weapon.

rnovak10y ago

With every Snowden leak that has come out, you don't think the Government has access to ALL of google's tracking data? Even if they didn't, all it would take is the mere thought that you might doing something wrong, and they'll subpoena it/get a warrant.

jordanpg10y ago

Why should it bother him? What is the problem with Facebook having a dossier on him? Isn't just to show him more targeted ads?

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