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Sponsor |  ericthehamster | Sep 19, 2007 8:30am | | That looks interesting, but is there any truth in the stories that the CIA have funded Facebook, or is that an Urban Myth? That would make me wary of using Facebook beyond my existing rather low-key use. |
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Sponsor | | lerryn | Sep 19, 2007 8:39am | | i think cia watch every site, even this one! Hi boys! |
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Sponsor | | anitab | Sep 19, 2007 8:45am | | oh... hmm.. so maybe i should not have googled that... ;) |
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Sponsor | | lerryn | Sep 19, 2007 8:47am | | The second round of funding into Facebook ($US12.7 million) came from venture capital firm Accel Partners. Its manager James Breyer was formerly chairman of the National Venture Capital Association, and served on the board with Gilman Louie, CEO of In-Q-Tel, a venture capital firm established by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1999. One of the company's key areas of expertise are in "data mining technologies". |
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Sponsor | | konradc | Sep 19, 2007 9:02am | | Holy moly! Got a link Lerryn? Would like to send to friends ... :) |
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Sponsor | | anitab | Sep 19, 2007 9:06am | conspiracy theories!
from tinyurl.com/ywby89 [tinyurl.com/ywby89]
"Are Facebook et al. actually CIA/NSA-backed companies that the agencies are using to create massive databases on Americans without having to deal with that pesky congressional oversight? Without any evidence of this, it seems grossly unlikely. If it does turn out to be true that the government was behind the creation of such popular, simple-to-use programs that millions of people voluntarily return to again and again, the people bureaucrats behind them need to be moved immediately into upper-level management at the IRS and Social Security Administration.
Far more likely is that young entrepreneurs hit on a few good ideas, and the government now sees an opportunity. Whether that opportunity can be used to prevent any actual crimes remains to be seen." |
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Sponsor | | lerryn | Sep 19, 2007 9:09am | Facebook privacy (?) policy!
"Facebook may also collect information about you from other sources, such as newspapers, blogs, instant messaging services, and other users of the Facebook service through the operation of the service (eg. photo tags) in order to provide you with more useful information and a more personalised experience. By using Facebook, you are consenting to have your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States." |
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Sponsor | | ericthehamster | Sep 19, 2007 9:14am | | That is the most amazingly unprivate privacy policy I have seen, hence my reluctance to ratchett up my FB use. |
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