tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post4783906337467866998..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Facebook isn't the bad guy. Facebook makes the world (and our lives) better.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-4536209367059322112018-04-19T13:25:37.804+01:002018-04-19T13:25:37.804+01:00Anonymous[0] is correct about loyalty cards. An i...Anonymous[0] is correct about loyalty cards. An interesting article about what can be done with loyalty card data: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/magazine/shopping-habits.html<br />Note: I find this sort of thing interesting rather than sinister and for a full disclaimer, I work in analytics. I still won't touch Facebook though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-67384162957613430032018-04-18T20:37:19.136+01:002018-04-18T20:37:19.136+01:00All fine and dandy until that same data starts to ...All fine and dandy until that same data starts to be used for political purposes, which then puts it in the hands of governmental, or potentially governmental, entities to be used for whatever nefarious and covert purposes they derive.<br /><br />I choose not to have a Tesco Clubcard because I choose not to offer Tesco (and its 'friends') the opportunity to analyse my lifestyle and thus pitch at me. I also choose not to use Facebook, never have, never will, because it was always obvious that the data-set would become attractive and thus be used for purposes that I may dislike.<br /><br />But at least I've made my choices, so freedom is protected - those who made different choices should question not only Facebook and Tesco etc., but also their own naïve gullibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com