yeah, what's with that?maybe someone who does that will respond: why? what's the reasoning?
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yeah, what's with that?maybe someone who does that will respond: why? what's the reasoning?
Just the man I wanted to see regarding g*itar strings. Any six string tips? I'm looking to restring a strat and a double humbucker guitar, both with something other than steel round tens if you've got a suggestion.
I agree with this 100%.
Let’s have some fun with this and take it a step further…
Consider this for a moment. Since you can’t take a person’s name or likeness and use it for commercial purposes without obtaining permission and paying compensation, the same reasoning should be applied to your personal information. If someone is making money off of selling the information they collected about you, then you should be entitled to some form of compensation for it.
Maybe we could create and register with a personal information licensing agency and anyone who wanted to use the data our activities generated would have to go through this agency to use it?
I know they’ll argue they “anonymize” our data before they sell it. But how is that really any different than taking your name off a book you wrote and then turning around and selling to someone without paying you a royalty? Sure. They’ll tell you targeting ads works to your benefit. But isn't that just another example of saying they’re “paying” you with “exposure” instead of cash?
Obviously they feel your data is valuable. Check out the prices of some “selected customer” contact lists they sell.
Hey Big Data Collector! Where’s our seat at the table? And how about passing us a piece of that pie while you’re at it!
Not really. I'm pretty tech savvy, since I started with web development in the mid 90's. I'm not the gal that opens the "happy birthday" email and clicks on the link. I'm not the gal that does the Facebook quiz about my mother's mother's maiden name. There's a lot I don't give up.
If you are at all halfway smart about it, you can divulge information appropriately without giving away the store. I cut my teeth on USENET. I've been in online brawls with hackers who've never managed to get anything more from me than an email address which gives them nothing at all unless I'm stupid enough to believe in the Nigerian prince or click an infected link. Really, we're in control of a lot. We just need to be smart about it.
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Yeah this is why it's a good idea to meet these guys at or near a police station. Anyone you don't know and can't adequately research is suspect. Look the guy up. I had a guy come here to buy a bass. He's a member here. I was able to find his FB page and read enough to convince me that he's real. If they have a history online that's legit, you can get a sense of who they are. Otherwise, don't do it.
It's impossible to have a home business and not be locatable on the internet in about 30 seconds. I found every address I've lived at, my phone number, etc in about that.
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Up to a point. And with the more casual and amateur snoops. Or the usual script kiddies and creeps? Sure. But up against a bonafide pro investigator or especially a government snoop (which is what the earlier discussion was about) I can assure you you’re not as invisible nor as in control of your privacy as you may think you are. That genie is long out of its bottle.
Addresses have been in phone books for decades. It’s hardly an issue.
As for the post above? I already told you that I’m not so important that the government needs to waste precious talent tracking my every move. Hate to break it to you but neither are you.
The incontrovertible evidence. I remember it well. It was 1967, when …
"HEY! Wait a minute … You better stand back, buster."
"HEY! Wait a minute … You better stand back, buster."
No worries. I was addressing two things in one post. Agreed with yours
And it went up to 11, right?Don’t have it anymore. Lol! But yes it was a 9/10 cab.
Would that the big data genie had the charm and that “little middle” Barbara Eden was so famous for.
It would have at least been some consolation.
They'd work more for my benefit if they analysed my recent viewing and suggested related items I might be interested in. Instead of showing me adds for items I've viewed while researching them and either bought or decided against buying.
And they'd work a whole lot more for the vendor's benefit as well. They might find a more appealing price point if they weren't paying for advertising data that is out of date by the time they receive it.
I prefer not to live by associations I’ve had in the past that didn’t represent me accurately. By that I mean I’ve worked with well known people who’s music is not what I’m about. I rode the tour bus and played the way they wanted me to. Social media is chock full of assumptions and knee jerk/hair trigger responses so I provide a blank page as far as my work history goes to try and minimise that.
Would that the big data genie had the charm and that “little middle” Barbara Eden was so famous for.
It would have at least been some consolation.
