Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : apam
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Jan 30 2022 13:13:33

 ap> I don't really see the point though, if some one really wants information
 ap> on you, they can just sign up to your secret network - it might be a few
 ap> more steps than typing your handle and fsxnet into google, but easily
 ap> done.
 ap> 

Thats always been generally true.  But it at the very least you don't have strangers just harvesting your data en masse.

Facebook creates a profile of EVERYONE.  I had one, even before I signed up.  It took information from other peoples phone and build up a social network.  Google does something similar, tracking each user and building a profile.

This is disgusting behaviour, and I think we should at the very least stop mass industrial harvesting of our users information.

Also, they have to know you're on the BBS, sign up, trawl through the message boards.  Doable, but this level of obfuscation stops a lot of people, and the Sysop could potentially deduce which user took which information to start a hate campaign.

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