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They're not the party selling the data to the users, but they are a beneficiary to the proceeds. > these datasets are the results of an agreement with them to
by Frazzydee 17y ago
They're not the party selling the data to the users, but they are a beneficiary to the proceeds.
> these datasets are the results of an agreement with them to redistribute their data, with revenue share, on Infochimps.
To me, this sounds equivalent to Infochimps acting as an agent for Myspace's sale of data.
- shard 17y agoInteresting how as one giant corp gets nailed for sharing its user data in an attempt to improve its service Netflix, another goes ahead and shares them for profit.
- alecco 17y agoPerhaps because MySpace belongs to a very powerful "news" organization with close ties with government.
- chaosmachine 17y agoThe reason is there's a very specific law about video rental privacy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Privacy_Protection_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Privacy_Protection_Act
- alecco 17y agoUS web users's privacy should be protected by the FTC, IMHO.