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  • 25-11-2012 4:58am
    #1
    Casillas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭


    We see a lot of threads on-line asking your age/sex/surname/city/town - The future of this on-liney thing is correlation of data.

    I'm aware that over time, year after year, I'm basically giving up anonymity.

    That is the progression of our technology.

    What will it become?


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  • #2
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,590 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    It'll become just like Cheers.everyone will know your name.


  • #3
    TEMPLAR KNIGHT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 961 ✭✭✭TEMPLAR KNIGHT


    You seem to have dropped your tin foil hat


  • #4
    Casillas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭Casillas


    TEMPLAR KNIGHT wrote: »
    You seem to have dropped your tin foil hat
    You're a dropped condom too late


  • #5
    Rabies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Casillas wrote: »
    You're a dropped condom too late

    Ya wha now brown cow?


  • #6
    keith16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,061 ✭✭✭keith16


    Casillas wrote: »
    We see a lot of threads on-line asking your age/sex/surname/city/town - The future of this on-liney thing is correlation of data.

    I'm aware that over time, year after year, I'm basically giving up anonymity.

    That is the progression of our technology.

    What will it become?

    That's very much the past and present of the "on-liney" thing. Data like that is very valuable.

    However, there is no-one forcing you to answer threads on boards.ie, or any other website for that matter.

    You must have a very high opinion of yourself if you think someone is going to trawl back through all these threads trying to collate all your details to try and unmask you!


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  • #7
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    Casillas wrote: »
    I'm aware that over time, year after year, I'm basically giving up anonymity.

    Ever download a napp onto your phone? If yes then that's you screwed.


  • #8
    ToddyDoody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,417 ✭✭✭ToddyDoody


    This whole internet thing is just a passing fad so I wouldn't worry


  • #9
    franktheplank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,168 ✭✭✭franktheplank


    You can take fairly simple measures to hide your anonymity if it concerns you.

    Also, a lot of what is collected is designed to customize advertising as you browse, so it's relatively harmless.

    PS. You can make stuff up too ;) As of yet there's no internet police standing over you're shoulder as you browse.


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