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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby expat » Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:56 am

Well sure. Now it's called targeted advertising.



If someone knocks on your door or rings you up to sell said kettle, then you can't get much more targeted than that. Targeted advertising is just a new name for an old product, nothing more, and a name that some advertising guru got paid a $hit load to come up with.

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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby expat » Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:01 am

[quote]But if you look up Kettles on Goggle you either want to buy a new Kettle, or you
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

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1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby Wing Nut » Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:20 am

Baloney.  If a salesman came to your door trying to sell you a kettle, he didn't take every scrap of personal information he could wring out of you, bundle it with 20,000,000 other people's info, then sell it to the highest bidder without your consent. 

Again, you guys seem to think there is something wrong with privacy.  Where do you think all of this identity theft is coming from these days?  Because people accept that lack of privacy like it's nothing.   :P
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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby Hagar » Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:57 am

[quote]Again, you guys seem to think there is something wrong with privacy.
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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby andy190 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:58 am

I'm all for privacy & I'm careful about what I share on Facebook.

But all you need to to do get away from the targeted ads, is just don't search the web while your signed in to Gmail or whatever.
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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby Fozzer » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:51 am

With all the intimate details of myself I have provided on the various Internet Flight Sim, etc, Forums, I still haven't been offered a hand in Marriage....

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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby expat » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:10 am

[quote]Baloney.
"A bit of a pickle" - British translation: A catastrophically bad situation with potentially fatal consequences.

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1. Captain, if the problem is not entered into the technical logbook.........then the aircraft does not have a problem.
2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby Webb » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:08 pm

I'm all for privacy & I'm careful about what I share on Facebook.

But all you need to to do get away from the targeted ads, is just don't search the web while your signed in to Gmail or whatever.

Or just block all of the ads.

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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby expat » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:43 pm

I'm all for privacy & I'm careful about what I share on Facebook.

But all you need to to do get away from the targeted ads, is just don't search the web while your signed in to Gmail or whatever.

Or just block all of the ads.

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And for FireFox users, the addon Ghostery. You can see who is tracking you and block them 8-)

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby DaveSims » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:56 pm

Just because you are paranoid does not mean they are not out to get you.
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Re: Your Privacy's at stake GOOGLE ?

Postby Groundbound1 » Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:13 pm

One could also use "ixquick". Not so well known yet, but I have a feeling that will soon change given their privacy policy. ;)
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