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Thanks for discussing the public-private markets for data surveillance and the digital dossier!! I hope you go on tour and tell the whole world what's happening!

@ jgarbuz
really? that's your answer? ha.

To HI from NY

Why are there so many references to Jewish subjects, such as Hebrew National? BEcause JEWS HELPED BUILD AMERICA and particularly New York, while some Muslims have tried to tear it down! DO you see the difference? When Muslims have dones as much FOR AMERICA as Jews have done over the last 350 years, then we can have more heartfelt Islamic references, Okay?

Why is it only Big Brother that is watching? Wny not Big Sister? Or Big Mother? Such anti-male sexism! :)

Why is it only Big Brother that is watching? Wny not Big Sister? Or Big Mother? Such anti-male sexism! :)

OMG hebrew national??? lenny? why do you guys push jewish/israeli stuff all the time???

What is privacy? There are many definitions for it. Jaron Lanier, the man attributed as the father of virtual reality, has said that some see it as the right to be left alone, while others think of privacy as the right to be anonymous.

I've heard in the abortion (women's basic rights) debate, that there is no "right to privacy" in the Constitution. Is this same argument being used in the discussion of tracking people's online/tv/cellphone behavior?

What is the real cost of all these services (cable, phone apps, TiVo, etc) if users' information is then sold and mined in multiple ways? Shouldn't users be the ones being paid instead of the reverse?

I knew someone who worked for a large company. He got a letter from corporate hq telling him how much money he should contribute to politicians. The letter recommended Republicans, since they are less worried about privacy.....

Is it possible to influence what products the companies actually make because of their tracking my searches? For instance, if I'm interested in alternative medicine and organic products, and if enough people are looking for similar things, will these products become more mainstream/commercially available? This could possibly raise the general public's awareness of alternative products, no?

How can they do this? It's similar to Facebook in that their customer's privacy is not a consideration. It's all about how many hands can get into my wallet, how they can sell my information to the highest bidder. It saddens me that this is the way of the future.

Wow, this is pretty outrageous! And depressing. Experian tracks and rates your credit and then uses that information to sell you more stuff. What's wrong with that picture?

I've trained Hulu to show nothing but car commercials. Love it.