Nerdy Woman
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My comment wasn't directed at you per se considering I had never seen any of your posts before. Both you and ohgood failed to grasp my original question as to what to do about data mining. Nothing is truly free, there is usually a string attached. In the case of Google and others they want your info in return for their "free" services. Logging off as ohgood suggested is surely one alternative but "incessant whining" serves no purpose. It won't change a thing, let's be real. I can't fathom wasting so much energy on a hopeless cause. Personally, I have a "dummy" account on Google complete with fake name and fake address. While I realize this doesn't completely protect me, at least some vulnerability is mitigated.
BTW, I actually typed this post instead of using voice dictation to avoid any could/couldn't mistakes. My bad for not proofreading. I may have graduated from HS some 30+ years ago but I'm still quite literate.
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My apologies for assuming you were referring to my rants about Google as whining. I too have a fake account and try to live Google-free (including blocking adsense, double-click, and other Google analytics tools), which renders some websites unviewable and even sites like WPCentral are extremely slow to load. I consider that the web dev's problem. They must not want me looking at their content, but I always manage to find alternative websites that do.
I don't consider discussing the real cost of "free" services to be whining at all if it raises awareness. For instance, how many Facebook users realize that every time they like or share something they see in their newsfeed, their name and a live link to their facebook account is added to a list? I love my daughter but I don't need to be counted among the 9,473 other users who apparently love their daughters...
My apologies too for correcting the grammar. That particular phrase is a pet peeve of mine. Even a favorite author incessantly writes it incorrectly in dialog. I do understand how that happens if you're dictating or even if AutoCorrect is "helping" you. Shut happens.