Thread: purpose of goodreads. and how can i use as an advantage
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Old 12-19-2016, 09:13 PM   #21
Oibgzfka
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Originally Posted by Atunah View Post
I don't think anyone has time to go through the shelves of 20 million folks to see what they have on them. I have over 5000 books on my shelves, have at it.
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Anyone really care what I read?
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I don't think you need goodreads if you are that concerned about someone watching you. You are already being watched.
I'm sure technology's advanced enough so that interested parties can browse a huge database and find interesting items and patterns.
Stasi's motto was "to know everything." It gives an idea of the mindset of a kind of individual that can still be found in relevant positions.
I would enjoy a tool like Goodreads, and I have nothing to say about those who do or don't, but I'm particularly too concerned about privacy.

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Originally Posted by kacir View Post
Create an account using some generic name, if you are concerned about privacy. The name should be different than the one you use on other forums. [...]
Even an account under generic name and protected by the measures meeera mentions would be barely pseudonymous if I started feeding lots of info about my reading habits.

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Originally Posted by meeera View Post
Fake name, throwaway free email address, VPN. If you're that concerned about privacy and surveillance, you're doing these things already.
A good start that can't protect us in an environment all about sharing data about our behavior.
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