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Originally Posted by lisarea
... I am more interested in the topic at hand than I am in the hook they used as lead-in for one of the articles.
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I think the topic in hand—consumer profiling and targeted marketing—is better understood if it isn't shrouded in a cloud of spin-doctored emotion. I'm saying that, notwithstanding any other reasons you have for opposing such practices, the story you have linked to doesn't strike me as problematic. If you think it
is problematic, perhaps you'll be willing to say why.
... the dataminers and marketers are intentionally obfuscating what they're doing so that people don't tweak to it and demand privacy regulations.
The marketers are certainly going out of their way to avoid upsetting their potential customers. You've made "not causing concern" seem like an underhand thing.
Chill out, mick. lol That's just code for "don't argue with my opinions when I tell you you're wrong"