On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 16:25:32 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 3/24/2015 3:47 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>Thanks for all the info you've posted in this thread.
>While I'm not surprised it was interesting to see how
>much of what you do someone is collecting.

It can be astonishing. I got to see pave after page of web addresses
one household had visited over a 3 day period. It is amazing how much
one can figure out from such lists.


>> It is all "opt in" info. Most folks do not read what is going to be
>> collected or do not understand what the access really is and just
>> click "yes."
>
>That stuff is so wordy it's mind numbing. I signed up for the
>new American Express card they're offering to the Costco customers
>they're losing next year ... you know the terms were long and dreary.
>I tried to read it but I skim. All I want to see is No Fee and
>cash back.

Yeah, I think I'll just ditch that card and use a Visa once the Amex
is dropped.
>
>> This is why I do not understand why folks get all antsy about the NSA
>> collecting data. Granted, if one is crooked, something could be
>> discovered or Edward Snowden could come along and release it, but
>> generally, your data is safer with the Feds than with a commercial
>> aggregator.
>
>How many times have I seen the police get info on a suspect just
>by looking at their Facebook page. Hell, how many criminals get
>info that way.
>
>nancy

Facebook makes a lot of money selling data from their posters to
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