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Re:Google can use your name and photo alongside online ads by lettergram on Friday October 11, 2013 @01:57PM (#6534727)
This seems no worse that than Facebook's advertisements (slightly less freaky in fact). All it shows is that you endorsed something, who cares? They already have your data all they are doing now is saying "oh hey your friend +1'd this"
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Re:Google can use your name and photo alongside online ads by Camillo on Friday October 11, 2013 @02:06PM (#6534799)
I agree. The only problem is when it's done fraudolently. Just two weeks ago I was somehow added to a random Facebook event in another country; I think it might have been done with click hijacking.
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Re:Google can use your name and photo alongside online ads by ape4 on Friday October 11, 2013 @01:58PM (#6534739)
Both Facebook and Google doing this is horrible. Whatever happened to: don't be evil.
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Re:Google can use your name and photo alongside online ads by night815 on Friday October 11, 2013 @02:08PM (#6534811)
My understanding is that Facebook uses random peoples name/picture to promote anything they want.

Google uses your Name/picture to show that you have reviewed/+1/etc. something.

Facebook is lying, which is Evil. Google is showing your friends things you chose +1, review, etc.

People keep throwing around the word evil as if it's anything that they disagree with.

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Re:Google can use your name and photo alongside online ads by ScottWhigham on Friday October 11, 2013 @02:13PM (#6534851)
I failed to see how my choice to endorse something publicly (which is what a +1 is) makes Google "evil". The whole idea of +1/Like is to show approval/agreement. The keyword in that sentence is "show".
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Re:Google can use your name and photo alongside online ads by gdilla on Friday October 11, 2013 @02:03PM (#6534777)
FB never said that. And google stopped saying that a while ago.
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Re:Google can use your name and photo alongside online ads by ape4 on Friday October 11, 2013 @02:11PM (#6534832)
http://www.google.com/about/company/philosophy/ "You can make money without doing evil."
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