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Have you ever wondered why online ads appear for things that you were just thinking about?
There’s no big conspiracy. Ad tech can be creepily accurate.
Tech giant Oracle is one of a few companies in Silicon Valley that has near-perfected the art of tracking people across the internet. The company has spent a decade and billions of dollars buying startups to build its very own panopticon of users’ web browsing data.
One of those startups, BlueKai, which Oracle bought for a little over $400 million in 2014, is barely known outside marketing circles, but it amassed one of the largest banks of web tracking data outside of the federal government.
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But BlueKai also uses more covert tactics like allowing websites to embed invisible pixel-sized images to collect information about you as soon as you open the page — hardware, operating system, browser and any information about the network connection.
This data — known as a web browser’s “user agent” — may not seem sensitive, but when fused together it can create a unique “fingerprint” of a person’s device, which can be used to track that person as they browse the internet.
originally posted by: onehuman
Wonder why Susan Rice decided to pop out with this today? Just what kind of message is she sending here and to whom? Does this number still go to the CF?
Link to Tweet
no employee of the United States, officer of the United States, Member of Congress, congressional employee, or officer or employee of a government corporation may download or use TikTok or any successor application developed by ByteDance or any entity owned by ByteDance on any device issued by the United States or a government corporation.
originally posted by: Serdgiam
a reply to: F2d5thCavv2
Im not sure about Plantard, but a lot of these groups have definite synarchist tendencies. Particularly when understood as a "hidden oligarchy" rather than the idealized version.
Much like Anarchy, Synarchy tends to be a tricky topic to actually navigate though.
Personally.. I dont care what its called or how its marketed, I look at what the system actually accomplishes. If it actually makes moves to educate and enable individuals/households to achieve self-sufficiency and connectivity, through education and real world tools.. Ill probably be a fan of it.
If it just pays lip service to such notions, but funnels everything through corporations, government, media, currency, groups of "experts," etc.. I will probably be vehemently opposed.
originally posted by: MetalThunder
a reply to: Creep Thumper
I never asked anyone to be with me ... And I never claimed I believe every word of everything on any website ... Saying that, careful tossing the baby out with the bath water
As always YMMV
Peace
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: crankyoldman
When you call the suicide prevention hotline, your call is routed to a local crisis center. Also, they have a CHAT LINE and you can choose to chat with the counsellor of your choice.
I wonder who was on that chat beside Rice and Mooch. Chelsea tweeted that number before also.
originally posted by: queenofswords
a reply to: Creep Thumper
Exactly. That was my point in posting that info.
You have a sharp eye, CT. Do you think this logo is odd: www.sprc.org...
originally posted by: cherokeetroy
This is when the fun begins. Wearing a mask is the new religion and those who don't convert will be shamed, chastized, exiled or burned at the stake