Does anyone else think this new social media tool is just going too far. I'm sure the idea of being able to track your friends content was the original innocent idea, BUT if you use this service the person you are tracking does not need to know. You don't have to be invited or approved or even be registered at Spokeo.
I'm presuming then that "enlightened" companies / universities could use such a service to background check potential candidates. JUST ANOTHER REASON TO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PUT OUT THERE.
In other words anything that is on public view can be tracked.All users can track information that is publicly available.
Your reading list is completely private. Nobody knows what you are
tracking, not even the friends you track. Since Spokeo is a friend
tracker and not a social network, you can rest assured that everything
you do on Spokeo is completely private.
As I say SPOOOKEO!
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I just thought the way they publicise it it sounded a bit dodgy. I hadn't thought of it as an aggregator.
Posted by: Adam Sutcliffe | Sunday, 06 January 2008 at 11:03
Good to be reminded that you need to think before you publish.
This shouldn't really be a problem as it looks as if it just tracks and collates publicly available RSS. A time saver for the stalker but nothing they couldn't do with a aggregator.
Posted by: John Johnston | Sunday, 06 January 2008 at 10:59