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But none of that information is auto-profiled by a machine. That's already a big difference since it's not being sold/bought by companies or states.
by gldalmaso 15y ago
But none of that information is auto-profiled by a machine. That's already a big difference since it's not being sold/bought by companies or states.
- tezza 15y agoIt is auto-profiled in google and other indexers. -- You (gldalmaso) don't list your email address, but you haven't used a unique username, so you pop up under twitter (your name is disclosed). You have a StumbleUpon page which lists your age (27) and your hometown Flxxxxxxxxx, Brazil You are clearly an Anime Lover. -- This has all been automated, cached and waiting for me just to do a search. Facebook has not been involved at all.
- pavel_lishin 15y agoNow tell me who his closest friends are, tell me the odds of his being homosexual or belonging to a given political party, and what sort of music, movies and games he likes. Sure, you could probably find that out by googling; but Facebook makes it significantly easier. Saying that Facebook hasn't changed our privacy is like saying that firearms haven't changed the face of war. I mean, it just puts metal through your body just like a bow and arrows.
- tezza 15y agoWoah there on the hyperbole! Using a war analogy is not the same as being correct: it breaks down too easily and ends up silly. Do you really care if you're shot with an arrow or a bullet if you are still killed?? I also don't want to turn gldalmaso into some sort of cruel hamster to argue a point. Suffice to say the poor guys twitter feed is completely open. You or I could easily deduce all the answers to your questions based on his past tweets and followers. If he didn't use twitter, then I could use blog comments.