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Google Profiling Social Network Users

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-of-course-they-are dept.

David Harry writes "Google is looking deeper into behavioral targeting of social network users with three more patents. A while back, one patent came to light in the poorly termed ‘friendrank’; Google could be profiling social network users. These three patents now bring the series to five in total."

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  1. Re:MOD PARENT UP (then vote McCain!) by Mister+Whirly · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'd rather not drink the "a third party candidate has a real chance" kool-aid either. Sorry, but it is still a choice between the lesser of two evils the way the current system is set up. If you want to waste your vote being idealistic go ahead. But throwing away votes does nothing to change the system. Get rid of the electoral college and go by popular vote and then more candidates may have a chance.

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    "But this one goes to 11!"