http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/facebook-joins-ranks-of-sites-scraping-your-address-book-and-spamming-your-contacts-this-time-its-aim Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:31:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/facebook-joins-ranks-of-sites-scraping-your-address-book-and-spamming-your-contacts-this-time-its-aim#comment-257267 JollyMunkie Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:50:38 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/facebook-joins-ranks-of-sites-scraping-your-address-book-and-spamming-your-contacts-this-time-its-aim#comment-257267 This just happened to me. My friend didn't even complete registration as her computer froze. I got the email to join facebook, and it had a list of my friends. I freaked out and called her. We were not impressed. And neither will join facebook. This just happened to me. My friend didn’t even complete registration as her computer froze. I got the email to join facebook, and it had a list of my friends. I freaked out and called her. We were not impressed. And neither will join facebook.

]]> http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/facebook-joins-ranks-of-sites-scraping-your-address-book-and-spamming-your-contacts-this-time-its-aim#comment-202025 Jon Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:17:27 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/facebook-joins-ranks-of-sites-scraping-your-address-book-and-spamming-your-contacts-this-time-its-aim#comment-202025 As I understand it, Joe can hardly be termed a "lamer." In fact, that is precisely what is so disturbing about this report. In my view, all of these sites are desirous of selling ads. The revenue from the ads is generated by clicks. The more eyes, the more chances for clicks; the more clicks, the more money. Those allowing the use of their logos (for the express purpose of adding the appearance of legitimacy to the practice at issue) have undoubtedly been paid and liely have an ongoing participation in revenue generated from those they've sold out. There is, sad to say, no mystery here. As I understand it, Joe can hardly be termed a “lamer.” In fact, that is precisely what is so disturbing about this report.
In my view, all of these sites are desirous of selling ads. The revenue from the ads is generated by clicks. The more eyes, the more chances for clicks; the more clicks, the more money.
Those allowing the use of their logos (for the express purpose of adding the appearance of legitimacy to the practice at issue) have undoubtedly been paid and liely have an ongoing participation in revenue generated from those they’ve sold out.
There is, sad to say, no mystery here.

]]> http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/facebook-joins-ranks-of-sites-scraping-your-address-book-and-spamming-your-contacts-this-time-its-aim#comment-202002 Jim Bob Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:12:17 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/facebook-joins-ranks-of-sites-scraping-your-address-book-and-spamming-your-contacts-this-time-its-aim#comment-202002 Sites like Facebook, and MySpace are made specifically to take advantage of lamers, and are part of the dumbing down of America. Sites like Facebook, and MySpace are made specifically to take advantage of lamers, and are part of the dumbing down of America.

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