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Re:Last.fm Founders’ Next Track: Lumi by quarterto on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @07:21AM (#4870569)
I'm dubious of just handing these guys my browser history. Facebook et al use your social graph not just for personalisation but for advertising.
Re:Last.fm Founders’ Next Track: Lumi by quarterto on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @07:22AM (#4870571)
Also: filter bubbles.
Re:Last.fm Founders’ Next Track: Lumi by ebassi on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @07:32AM (#4870597)
the data collected from the history is not associated with the user account, only analysed; and the plugin/extension respects private/incognito mode, according to the privacy policy: https://lumi.do/about/privacy
Re:Last.fm Founders’ Next Track: Lumi by quarterto on Tuesday December 04, 2012 @07:42AM (#4870618)
So how are they supposed to personalise your content if they don't know who visited what?