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by jamesbritt 5618 days ago
"I would rather not be stalked and have all my personal and private information available to people trying to sell me crap I don't want or need."

I don't mind the ads much; sometimes (albeit not very often) they are actually useful.

What I mind is the idea that the same data could or would be used for more nefarious reasons, such as determining credit worthiness or "bad citizen" behavior.