[SOC] Didnt do it

[Ian C. Purdie]

Peter Clough wrote:
> I belong to the Linked in web group. BUT I did NOT send this request for others to join!

I can believe that Peter. These social networks are getting out of hand. 
While I'm on both Facebook and Linked I don't participate. I get 
requests from people I don't know simply because they are a friend, of a 
friend, of a friend.

In recent times, in other forums which sensible people inhabit, there 
are disturbing stories beginning to circulate, particularly about Facebook.

This morning was this disturbing little gem:

"...If the advertisers are using Ad Planner, they can target me based on 
a whole bunch of other things too; not so specifically (Facebook is the 
one that has the specific targeting, and just wait till they jump on the 
AdSense-like gravy train) but they can specify the types of people they 
want to target - say, females, 18 to 55, with incomes over $30k, and Ad 
Planner will spit out a list of websites that serve that demographic; 
then all the advertiser has to do is create a placement campaign to 
those sites. And if I fall within that demographic, and it's logical 
that I visit several or a bunch of those sites within a day, and they're 
ALL being targeted with that ad, then I will see the same ad everywhere 
I go..."

That was not written by a conspiracy theorist but by a well respected 
and knowledgeable person in that industry.

The other instance related to Facebook handing over mobile phone numbers 
to allow some sort of trial to take place. I couldn't verify that claim.

Facebook is beginning to become an invasive monster. Google [in my 
opinion] is also progressively getting out of control with data 
gathering, as well as worthless compared to a year ago.

I'm seriously considering deleting both Facebook and Linked In.


Thanks! :) 72/73's

Ian C. Purdie
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