skjoldtc (6/10/20090
This is really bad. The more I hear and read about Google, I'm getting the idea that they may be using technology for bad purposes.
The problem is bigger than google. The problem is human nature. Mining and manipulation of information is inevitbably going to be expanded, it is simply too seductive to be ignored.
When it's used by marketers, it's merely annoying. When it's used by governments and employers (and it WILL be, regardless of claims to the contrary) it is very threatening.
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