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This is nothing!
RIP Act 2000 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000..._20000023_en_1 Doing CompSci we had a few lectures on all this stuff and its insane, you even mention anything about it to anybody and they can just shove you in prison. I hope im never in a position to be affected by it. Terrorism Act 2006 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006..._20060011_en_1 Also bloody mental.
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26-03-2009, 03:32
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Simple rule of thumb: If you don't want people to find out about it, don't post it on line.
Can't get any more basic than that. There was a recent "shock" news only maybe a week ago that Canadian courts could subpoena someone to reveal what took place in a "private" conversation between two people on Facebook. http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/602324 All the privacy groups went crazy, and some tech journalists laughed and pointed out it comes under legislation that's over 50 years old. Under law, as soon as you tell someone something that is a secret, it no longer counts as such. The only exceptions are where the third party is in a privileged occupation, e.g. Doctor, Priest, Qualified Psychiatrist.
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26-03-2009, 23:51
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There was an old rumour that Facebook was actually a C.I.A. invention, due to adverts being a recent addition it wasn't really understood how it broke even at the beginning.
I'm not bothered, they can have a look at my rubbish photos of trips and nights out in Liverpool, interspersed with terrible jokes.
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You can bet people who were rumour mongering it was the CIA behind it are NOT people who have any experience with entrepreneurial stuff. Venture Capital is a big thing, with the way markets are these days you need to hit big and loud as fast as possible, VC is about the only way to get the money in. Thing of it as Dragons Den but talking about real money, not piddly short change. Twitter has taken in over $50m so far this year IIRC from venture capital financiers, all effectively saying "I believe in you, I believe you can make a profit, here's some money for you to develop the product, this is what we want by way of return." The potential for money making with twitter is enormous, data mining etc. etc. A good part of the tech press and industry is waiting with baited breath to see what happens and what ideas they can gather from it.
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There were a few other acts around that time which closed loopholes/solved problems from overly liberal acts. Those who know what I do will understand why I am pro surveillance, however I dislike this blanket approach and believe that surveillance, of any kind, should be proportionate, justifiable and accountable. This isn't any of those things. If it were me writing the policy on this then it would a) be far less intrusive and b) not be heard about 
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So this is why users are inundated with "singles" websites as adverts lol.
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