>>>I'm not sure that's an accurate application of Maxey logic. I have to agree with my interpretation of what Bob said though. YOU are responsible for your actions on the internet. If you blindly sign up for a service because they offered you candy then too bad. I have to repeatedly remind people that the internet is not a playground. Its a business environment and you are the goal that millions of people are after. Do some research people! Get a firewall and anti-virus. That's the way it is.
Well said, Greg. And to the point: what difference does it really make? So what if Yahoo tracks you? I am betting that most net users, understandably upset, are upset without understanding why. They hear that some large and horrific American cooperation is "spying" on them, and they begin to unravel. They are scared and yet, they do not know why. They agree to let Yahoo track them, and they run scared. They say "yes" when they visit some site not knowing that the TOS gives them permission to share your address with their "marketing partners" and spam arrives. they yell and scream and cry and hide.
If the NSA/Yahoo Division is spying on me, I will save you time: today, I visited the Harley-Davidson site, Amazon, eBay (where I was looking for some tank emblems) the General Electric web site, Random House, and a clock makers parts supply site. What the heck do I care if the Government knows this? Or Yahoo? You freely use their services, so Yahoo must do what it does to keep the ball rolling.
I think we must always watch where we go. Support the sites we trust and avoid those we do not. If you want to use a particular site, then read the TOS you agreed to when you joined so you can use their services. Do not whine later when you "discover" something you should have known... something you AGREED TO LET THEM DO when you clicked "I agree."
As Greg said, it is a business and to be successful, they need to know their customers and their likes and dislikes.
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