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Guilty By Association

Posted by michael on from the hanging-out-with-a-bad-crowd dept.

dmf writes "News.com is running a little piece about Microsoft's forays into researching aspects of social computing. With AOL Buddy Lists, Yahoo Messenger, Friendster, and other mappable relationship environments, is it possible the information will soon be used against you? Scenarios such as governments tracking private citizens, investigating terrorist links, political groups finding potential donor lists, marketing departments finding affinity groups, and other easily imagined data mining opportunities could open the doors for information abuse and misinterpretation of individual ties. What implications can it bring in the future of the personal life?"

8 of 339 comments (clear)

  1. incrimanating conversation by tsunamifirestorm · · Score: -1, Troll

    BubbleBoi76: So did ya do it? Sprinkels913: Uh huh BubbleBoi76: OMG U R so guilty sista ;)

  2. I Read Slashdot by Turd+Rippleton · · Score: -1, Troll

    so apparently I am guilty of being a zit-faced nerd

    ~Turd has bad karma

  3. GNAA etc by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am an ardent supporter of the GNAA, TrollKore, the Sacred Jihad Against Slashdot, and any other trolling group or individual I did not mention. Thanks *a lot* for all your hard work and patience in making this site an ever more shitty experience for the faggots that take it seriously.

    Sincerely,
    TRoLL.

  4. Re:Friends of Friends on orkut bad enough by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    > For some reason the religious right people think it's fair game
    > to email me with all kinds of links to support their causes.

    And what are you trying to suggest by that? I think it's obvious by your statement that your hidden democrat bigotry is showing through. Get a life.

  5. Syntax errors! by bad+enema · · Score: 0, Troll

    That code will not compile!

    Ok, seriously, is this not a complete waste of time? Imagine someone getting paid money to research shit like this. What are you proving?

  6. We're all fucked! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I hear Kevin Bacon knows Osama Bin Laden.

  7. SHUT YOUR HOLE ASSWIPE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You shouldn't have been such a cunt in the first place.

  8. In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    the grassy knoll sees YOU!!!