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« on: May 04, 2012, 01:40:09 PM » |
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I thought this was a pretty good read: Story here |
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« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2012, 08:28:24 PM » |
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Last week I was looking for a starter for my boat.
This week there are advertisements on some web sites I visit for marine parts.
Doesn't really bother me though. They have been doing this for a while.
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« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2012, 08:47:46 PM » |
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Amazon has been doing this for a long time. That's why I was surprised by all the hubbub when Google's privacy rules changed so they could do similar stuff. Every time I search for something on amazon, the next day/week I get suggestions related to my most recent search. I admit I actually purchased something a few times, based on the follow up emails.
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« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2012, 11:41:38 AM » |
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“The worst part is they sell this extremely creepy intrusion as a great boon to your life because they can tailor services to your needs,” said Paul Ohm, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder who specializes in information privacy and computer crime. “But do most people want to give that much away? No.”
He advised logging off sites like Google and Facebook as soon as practicably possible and not using the same provider for multiple functions if you can help it. “If you search on Google, maybe you don’t want to use Gmail for your e-mail,” he said. Later that day it was reported that professor Ohm was found inside a closet in the University's Law School wearing a tinfoil hat. He was allegedly curled up in a ball wearing ruby slippers and muttering the phrase "there's no place like home".  |
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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2012, 02:50:44 PM » |
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Amazon has been doing this for a long time. That's why I was surprised by all the hubbub when Google's privacy rules changed so they could do similar stuff. Every time I search for something on amazon, the next day/week I get suggestions related to my most recent search. I admit I actually purchased something a few times, based on the follow up emails. Amazon sending emails based on something you searched for on their site is fine. I get the same kinds of things from Sears. But I don't get ads from either of them inserted into the pages of other websites I visit which is what Google does. You can also opt out of Amazon's ads, where you can't with Google. and not using the same provider for multiple functions if you can help it. “If you search on Google, maybe you don’t want to use Gmail for your e-mail,” he said. I can't argue with that. Google as a search engine only. Nothing else. And I'm using Bing more and more instead of Google. I don't know what happened to Yahoo, but I can't find much using them any more. |
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« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2012, 03:25:24 PM » |
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I can't argue with that. Google as a search engine only. Nothing else. And I'm using Bing more and more instead of Google. I don't know what happened to Yahoo, but I can't find much using them any more. I have been using ixquick. It is supposed to be a secure type search engine. |
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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2012, 09:33:08 AM » |
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“The worst part is they sell this extremely creepy intrusion as a great boon to your life because they can tailor services to your needs,” said Paul Ohm, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder who specializes in information privacy and computer crime. “But do most people want to give that much away? No.”
He advised logging off sites like Google and Facebook as soon as practicably possible and not using the same provider for multiple functions if you can help it. “If you search on Google, maybe you don’t want to use Gmail for your e-mail,” he said. Later that day it was reported that professor Ohm was found inside a closet in the University's Law School wearing a tinfoil hat. He was allegedly curled up in a ball wearing ruby slippers and muttering the phrase "there's no place like home". Recently our twin cities government has been coming up with some really stupid ideas. Such as welcome signs and landscaping, welcoming visitors to our fair cities. Our towns are ringed by 2 interstates and crossed by 2 state routes..we look like a bulls eye (I55/I74/Rte 9/Rte 51-39). Well the 4 chosen locations were so far outside the "bullseye" that only locals would see them. Then there was the adding bike lanes to our north south Main Street (Rte 51) which carries a very heavy traffic load. Along with that was Form Base Code where the business owners were going to be told how the front of their business should look. I have replied many times about this in our online newspaper which resulted in an invite to a local government watch group. The evening over drinks went very well, discussing wasteful spending and which aldermen and city council members should be contacted...etc......Here is where I am going with this....the evening took a massive left turn. One retired professor asked if I had let the city put in the new water meter or had I been threaten with a shutoff for non-compliance. I said no...my neighborhood was later on the list. He said don't let them. They are dangerous...they shoot out microwaves to the big tower downtown so the city can control your water. ( In my mind I did a Scooby Doo "Ruuuuh?" ). He went on about how he does not have wireless in his house and avoids all free wireless places. The rest of the group of business men agreed. (cue Twilight Zone theme). Then one asked if I had a "Cloud Buster" which I knew of. I said no while I looked for the nearest exit. The rest of the business men talked about how theirs was great and broke up clouds over their property and one wanted to know where he could get new crystals for his or get his recharged. I decided to maintain my cover and said I was interested more in 'Browns Gas' (runs an engine on water...kind of the rednecks Cold Fusion). They all started asking me about it. I said gee...look at the time...gotta go and left. I will never go back to the meetings unless I have my tinfoil hat and have slept in my pyramid the night before. |
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« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2012, 10:06:52 AM » |
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« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2012, 10:16:54 AM » |
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« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2012, 01:25:34 PM » |
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Recently our twin cities government has been coming up with some really stupid ideas. Such as welcome signs and landscaping, welcoming visitors to our fair cities. Our towns are ringed by 2 interstates and crossed by 2 state routes..we look like a bulls eye (I55/I74/Rte 9/Rte 51-39). Well the 4 chosen locations were so far outside the "bullseye" that only locals would see them. Then there was the adding bike lanes to our north south Main Street (Rte 51) which carries a very heavy traffic load. Along with that was Form Base Code where the business owners were going to be told how the front of their business should look. I have replied many times about this in our online newspaper which resulted in an invite to a local government watch group. The evening over drinks went very well, discussing wasteful spending and which aldermen and city council members should be contacted...etc......Here is where I am going with this....the evening took a massive left turn. One retired professor asked if I had let the city put in the new water meter or had I been threaten with a shutoff for non-compliance. I said no...my neighborhood was later on the list. He said don't let them. They are dangerous...they shoot out microwaves to the big tower downtown so the city can control your water. ( In my mind I did a Scooby Doo "Ruuuuh?" ). He went on about how he does not have wireless in his house and avoids all free wireless places. The rest of the group of business men agreed. (cue Twilight Zone theme). Then one asked if I had a "Cloud Buster" which I knew of. I said no while I looked for the nearest exit. The rest of the business men talked about how theirs was great and broke up clouds over their property and one wanted to know where he could get new crystals for his or get his recharged. I decided to maintain my cover and said I was interested more in 'Browns Gas' (runs an engine on water...kind of the rednecks Cold Fusion). They all started asking me about it. I said gee...look at the time...gotta go and left. I will never go back to the meetings unless I have my tinfoil hat and have slept in my pyramid the night before.
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« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2012, 10:46:52 AM » |
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In the meantime, let me get to the cleaners my tin foil hat and suit...   And yet another part of the conspiracy... Everyone thinks that grocery store aluminum foil is "tin" foil. It's not. Protection-grade "tin foil" is very hard to procure. Aluminum foil not only passes the brain controlling waves, it acts as a lens and concentrates them.  |
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« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2012, 01:58:20 PM » |
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« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2012, 05:57:38 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2012, 12:34:43 AM » |
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