[mythtv-users] OT: Google - big brother? or I going mad?

Another Sillyname anothersname at googlemail.com
Tue Sep 14 15:32:41 UTC 2010


On 14 September 2010 16:27, bhaskins <bhaskins at chartermi.net> wrote:
> mike at grounded.net wrote:
>>>
>>>  Actually, signing up for credit cards, insurance, a mortgage, even
>>>  gmail explicitly _does_ give them certain rights to your data, and if
>>>
>>
>> Of course, these are given facts when doing business online, I don't
>> believe anyone is talking about such things. I believe everyone is talking
>> about more personal things, that seem innocent enough but in reality, are
>> more about profiling than giving you anything for free.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>  And that's really the source of my "worst case scenario" question.
>>>  What, indeed, is going on?  There's lots of vague extrapolation being
>>>  thrown about along with an insistence that it's not paranoia.
>>
>> I'm glad to see that you Jason, are one of the FEW who isn't worried :).
>> Fact is, most should be *aware*, not paranoid, which is why the word is
>> being used.
>>
>>>
>>>  careful with my data, but I figure I'll do better shredding my credit
>>>  card statements than avoiding google.
>>>
>>
>> It's almost a sure thing that google for one, knows way more about you
>> than you'd like.
>> Think about the things they have done by the way, early on, taking over
>> and archiving all of usenet for example, you've got the way back machine to
>> look back at almost any web domain that's ever been online, don't they own
>> youtube and countless other social sites too?
>> Anyways, this is a topic that people should talk about, it's too bad it
>> started as an off topic question of course. This by the way, isn't a google
>> only problem, MANY other companies want to get, sell and trade your personal
>> life details.
>>
>
> I think that any google problem just pales in comparison to this:
>
> http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/12/3020465/comcast-nbc-merger-is-about-money.html
>
> Now, ask yourself, do you read about this in your local newspaper or hear
> anything!
> about it on the local news?
> No!... why?
> Yes, this is way OT but it should be being talked about somewhere.
>
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