We Value Your Privacy
Well, that’s a lot of hogwash and any entity, actual or digital, that makes the claim ought to be tarred, feathered and run out of town. Read the small print. They do indeed value our privacy, because it is sliced, diced, simmered slowly and turned into a sauce that’s sold for big bucks. And there are some circumstances that make sense. As print news disappeared from newsstands worldwide and the New York Times et al went online, they had to find monetary sources or fold up camp. And I’m okay with that as long as they don’t take me for an idiot. Be upfront, guys. “We need to sell your every personal detail to anyone we can, to keep on sending you what serves as news these days and we’re sorry to have fired 70% of our international journalists.
Facebook led the way
Desperate for a way to stay afloat, some of the brighter bulbs in various media marketing departments noticed a young, fresh-faced, ethically unhindered punk kid rapidly becoming one of the wealthiest miscreants on the planet.…