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Post by brookst » Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 3:22 PM UTC

davidron wrote: post #104

cootsnuck wrote: post #97

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> I don't want to plug in a cool person's info without knowing who the info is being sold to. Have we reached peak data privacy paranoia? Harmless lil projects that harken back to the good ol' days of the internet are somehow actually devious PII honeypots? Why do people think their data is so valuable on its own without being connected to their actual consumer related behavior? Truly, what is a name and address wort…

The name and address is valuable because it can be matched to offline behavior through a bill you pay or rewards membership you are enrolled in to further enrich the data associated with id_8z6748dxzh and combine it with your shopping history at Macy's and Safeway, for instance. This is even more valuable when combined with your cellular bill. I've work in ad tech,and with CDPs for nearly 20 years.

Post by thunky » Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 3:28 PM UTC

nicbou wrote: post #139

revscat wrote: post #16

As someone who is coming to increasingly believe that 99% of the world problems are caused by powers seeking to intentionally divide us one from the other, I cannot tell you how much joy this brings me to see. I wish you great success in this effort, however small it might appear to be in the scheme of things.

Gratitude goes a long way. My job puts me on the receiving end of a lot of gratitude, and I absolutely adore it. It's one of the main perks of the job. After experiencing it, I have become a lot more lavish in my praise, and frequently email people to thank them for their work. Most of them are very appreciative of it, especially when they make their work freely available.

Post by brookst » Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 3:33 PM UTC

127 wrote: post #168

revscat wrote: post #16

As someone who is coming to increasingly believe that 99% of the world problems are caused by powers seeking to intentionally divide us one from the other, I cannot tell you how much joy this brings me to see. I wish you great success in this effort, however small it might appear to be in the scheme of things.

Nah, 99% of the world problems is caused by fraud.

Post by neilv » Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 3:43 PM UTC

brookst wrote: post #204

neilv wrote: post #128

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> Have we reached peak data privacy paranoia? Harmless lil projects that harken back to the good ol' days of the internet are somehow actually devious PII honeypots? Safe assumptions with most any "tech" industry company or individual now are that they will behave completely like sociopaths when it comes to personal data. It's so baked into "tech" culture now, even people who may be ethically inclined don't recognize…

I’m old enough to remember the white pages, where essentially everyone’s name, phone number, and address were published and distributed. But it’s hard to have a conversation about appropriate calibration of what is private, and what are reasonable expectations, when extremists from both pro-privacy and scorched-earth commerce are so strident.

Post by teaearlgraycold » Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 4:00 PM UTC

DavidSJ wrote: post #67

On a few occasions I’ve called the phone number on a professional vehicle’s “how’s my driving?” bumper sticker to report the driver for good driving. It’s always a fun experience.