Forum Post: Privacy, Schmivacy
Posted 2 months ago on March 14, 2013, 11:45 p.m. EST by shooz
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"Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You"
Hopefully, but this is just one data stream among many.
http://www.propublica.org/article/everything-we-know-about-what-data-brokers-know-about-you
Clay for the marketers.
Where there's money to be made, there's data for the trade.
Stuart Ingis, a lawyer for the Digital Advertising Alliance, an industry group, said that voter file targeting is a First Amendment issue, and that targeting should be protected as part of political speech.
"These technologies provide a method for politicians inexpensively to improve our democracy," he said. "I would say that the founding fathers firmly believed in the ability — I think our society very much values the ability — to efficiently reach a desired audience with a political message."
Which is exactly how they intend to play it.
Regulation for me but not for thee.
" I think our society very much values the ability — to efficiently reach a desired audience with a political message."
This to me, drives the kind of polarity that FLAKESnews has already created.
As if it isn't polarizing and flaky enough already.
I agree. It's disturbing as hell.
I think he's talking about the society of folks like Koch Industry.
Most of the flesh and blood people I talk to, are sick and tired of it.
The way that it is being used, and especially during this last election---it's pretty much anyone. It's very creepy.
Election?
Yeah, I remember the robocalls, but the ads and political links I see on the internet even now are pretty creepy too.
Most are delivered by Google and a few others.
Who's buying and selling all of that?
Same.
Ahhhhh wise guy eh? yuk yuk yuk ooo ( boink ) uhrrrr
Umm, Okaaaay??
Soitenly- uk uk uk
The expectation of privacy in this day and age - huh - hah - is more of a fairytale then jack and the bean-stalk.
Big brother my ass. the whole family's watching, plus the family next door, and the guys down the street too!.
Hence Obama and the gov passing things like this: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/usa-banks-spying-idINDEE92C0EH20130313
Is there ever a time when you hide your prodigious partisanship under the bed or something, even for a little while?
You should create a life, less agenda driven.
The government is run by corporations. Thats why occupy came about.
Do you come back as new guy, like, every 10 minutes?
what's OTP ? "other's tolet paper" ?
Hah funny - my guess was = old tired prick
Be a man, use your hand :p
We're run by corporations too, welcome to the club, like it or not.
Do I WHAT??