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Since Facebook has been mentioned twice here, thought you who subscribe 
might appreciate knowing a bit about what they do behind your back:

http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000332.html
The reaction of Facebook to growing protests by its users over the 
privacy-invasive implementation of user purchase tracking and promoting 
for its "Beacon" system, is rapidly becoming a textbook example of how 
easily arrogance can consume the friendly face of major online services.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/technology/30face.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
"Facebook executives say the people who are complaining are a marginal 
minority. With time, Facebook says, users will accept Beacon, which 
Facebook views as an extension of the type of book and movie 
recommendations that members routinely volunteer on their profile pages."
"Under Beacon, when Facebook members purchase movie tickets on 
Fandango.com, for example, Facebook sends a notice about what movie they 
are seeing in the News Feed on all of their friends’ pages. If a user 
saves a recipe on Epicurious.com or rates travel venues on NYTimes.com, 
friends are also notified. There is an opt-out box that appears for a 
few seconds, but users complain that it is hard to find."


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