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Originally Posted by gmw
Yes, many people understand on a surface level that their private information isn't all that private any more. But most don't think about it beyond that. They don't think about what it may mean in the future.
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Let's stop right there.
You did (think about it beyond that).
And you do (think about what it may mean in the future).
So did/do I.
But I don't fall into the trap of believing I'm among an elite few with the skill-set and brain-power necessary to "see behind the curtain," as it were. I'm certainly nothing special. Sure there are foolish people out there who don't think farther ahead than the next few seconds. Always have been. But their lack of foresight in this particular regard is no more threatening to the rest of us than it ever has been throughout history, IMO.
Dummies do dumb stuff. Can't save them from themselves by worrying about (or legislating against) what companies choose to do with data they hand out voluntarily (through ignorance or apathy).
Unless you're off the grid; privacy's an illusion. Has been for a long time.
As far as Amazon using whatever algorithms/data they use to disqualify reviews: I don't care. Neither should anyone else posting reviews there (IMO). If someone takes an inordinate amount of pride in the reviews they write, they should be posting them somewhere where THEY control the content. Not giving them away to a retail giant who might break your heart by removing them (for whatever reason they choose to do so).
I can only think of two reasons someone would be upset because their review of a book was removed from Amazon:
1) They were proud of it (but not enough so to save/post it elsewhere for backup)
2) Their reason for writing it was something other than giving away their fair opinion of a book.
I can understand #1, but I suspect that doesn't represent very many people at all. Which leaves #2.