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  • From: matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Microsoft to sell personal information about customers to advertisers
  • Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 13:40:51 -0500

Wow. That joke didn't sit too well. Must have pissed off someone at Microsoft for them to release the flying monkeys on me. Maybe I should have closed with a smiley face?

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-03-06-cover-cyberbullies_x.htm

dave ;)


On Mar 16, 2005, at 4:47 PM, matusiak wrote:

Microsoft users don't understand things like this, Michael. Believe me.

If they ever figure it out, they probably won't care because they will be busying themselves with furrowing their brow and looking concerned over "privacy and security issues" that they totally don't understand, but have to appear concerned over in order to make it thru life.

It must free up amazing amounts of time (heh - spent on reboots and reinstalls) to be so ignorant of the world around you.


On Mar 16, 2005, at 3:24 PM, Michael Czeiszperger wrote:

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11147957.htm

"Microsoft's keyword-bidding system is much like Google's. It pairs search results with sponsored text messages from advertisers. But, thanks to the diligent data gathering of various Microsoft products and ventures, it will offer advertisers slew of information about the consumers clicking on links, such as geographic location, gender, age group, and lifestyle segment. That's something that Google doesn't yet offer..."

Hmmm... I wonder how the Microsoft is gathering information and how their customers will feel about this information being sold?

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