Re:Eric Schmidt: If you can’t use your real name, don’t use ...
by pluies on Saturday August 27, 2011 @05:45PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but this has nothing to do with the real name vs. pseudonyms issue, right?
If Google knows you as LispNerd3k, living in Philadelphia, about 30yo, geeky, white, male, past searches "xorg issue fedora 15" and "sicp", that's more than enough to give you targeted ads. As long as your pseudonym is consistent across websites (or Google services at least), there's no need for your real name.
If Google knows you as LispNerd3k, living in Philadelphia, about 30yo, geeky, white, male, past searches "xorg issue fedora 15" and "sicp", that's more than enough to give you targeted ads. As long as your pseudonym is consistent across websites (or Google services at least), there's no need for your real name.