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by Karunamon 5255 days ago
>FB is an awful, monstrous growth on society.

I can think of many things I'd apply that label to (Such as DHS, the republican party, ACTA), but applying that to a service that people voluntarily sign up and use is a bit absurd, don't you think?

This just in: Advertising companies track people. Film at 11.

It's possible to completely avoid facebook and their tracking with the most minimal of effort. I wonder when we're going to stop seeing these breathless "zOMG EVIL!!1" rants against commonly used services and stop diluting the meaning of the word "evil".

Showing you advertisements is not "evil". Using cookies is not "evil".
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Craiggybear 5255 days ago
No, its not. Its what they are doing with your responses to those things that are potentially or actually evil. The fact it requires any response on my part, minimal or not, is absurd and unacceptable.

Don't you get that?

I find this kind of response unfathomable.

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Karunamon 5255 days ago
>The fact it requires any response on my part, minimal or not, is absurd and unacceptable.

Cookies and ad-based tracking have been around for years. I find characterizing that behavior as "evil" is patently absurd.

So no, I don't "get" that. I don't see what you're so up in arms about.

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