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Meaghan Corbett

So Much for Sharing His 'Like' - NYTimes.com - 3 views

www.nytimes.com/...much-for-sharing-his-like.html

sharing privacy data mining advertising Facebook

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  • Meaghan Corbett on 04 Jun 12
     
    Another instance of Facebook overreach? Watch what you "like" on Facebook....the site's algorithms might inadvertently place your mugshot in targeted ads to your friends!
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  • Maranda Ward on 04 Jun 12
     
    Wow. I didn't know that Facebook could really do something like this. I knew, much like Google, they could track our activity and match ads according to what our interests are. But I didn't know that they could take information from our pages and re-purpose it for more than just data-mining purposes.
  • Pamela Hawks on 04 Jun 12
     
    Wow. It just goes to show you that if this is the future of advertising, than consumers better start figuring out how to leverage the endorsement bucks. Too bad there isn't a "dislike" button.
  • Karen Carter on 04 Jun 12
     
    I had no idea either...I do typically use the like button for the purpose of supporting products or causes and driving my friends to those, but there's something much more unsettling about having that like used as an aggressive marketing tool, versus a casual recommendation. It feels a little too violating, and I definitely agree with the need for a dislike button.
Amanda Bailey

Tech Weekly podcast: Andrew Lewman on Tor and anonymity online - 1 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...h-weekly-podcast-tor-anonymity

privacy Facebook Social Informatics anonymity software

shared by Amanda Bailey on 05 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Amanda Bailey on 05 Jun 12
     
    This podcast deals with a discussion of internet anonymity and the Tor software. This program allows people to be online anonymously and hides their location and activity. With many sites like Google, Facebook and Amazon tracking and monitoring our activity for many reasons, including advertising, this discussion of online privacy and anonymity is timely and informative.
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