Once again the old media have missed the point of privacy online, preferring to maintain their patch instead of focusing on issues such as data mining.
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DATA MINING
In the US election, Big Brother really is watching you
US political parties know where people live — and maybe what they drive, buy and think too. Ben Winsor, an Australian working as a political consultant in New York, reports on the power of data mining.
READ MOREThe price of online privacy? Five bucks
In a bold new data mining initiative, Google will reward users for giving information about themselves with a $US5 Amazon gift voucher, writes Ian Grayson.
READ MOREOnline privacy dangers: they’re not what you think
Forget your drunken photos on Facebook. They already know about them, and you know they know. Don’t worry about tracking cookies either. It’s what you don’t know they know that you should worry about.
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