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Re:Personal Privacy Is Only One of the Costs of NSA Surveill... by Linear-b on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @11:15AM (#8102620)
It doesn't matter, they are still building a profile on you and selling it. These are called "shadow profiles".
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Re:Personal Privacy Is Only One of the Costs of NSA Surveill... by opendais on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @11:34AM (#8102775)
Good luck with that. Even the credit reporting companies get confused and can't figure out who I am accurately. And I actively help them since I like having credit cards and the ability to get mortgage loans.
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Re:Personal Privacy Is Only One of the Costs of NSA Surveill... by Linear-b on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @03:29PM (#8104431)
Facebook has built a platform that's much more accurate and comprehensive than anything experian has, because experian isn't in the business of selling your political beliefs and sexual orientation and a hundred other demographics to marketers.

You can file a FOIA request with Facebook to see what they have on you. Other people have, and have gotten their dossiers. Have you had a phone number or mailing address in the past 10 years? If so, they've gotcha covered.

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