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I emigrated from England in my late twenties, bringing with me one small suitcase and $1,000. I appreciate the opportunities America has given me and the friendliness of the people to new citizens.
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Well, I suppose that the time had to come when anything on the internet has to show a profit. I don’t object to paying for what I use, but I do find it offensive that they share private information so indiscriminately.
I don’t choose to take it very seriously, but since I left Islam, certain people in the church say I could be in danger from radical Muslims. Among certain groups, you just don’t become “Inactive” and walk away. According to certain Muslims, the next time they see me they are to kill me.
So, this indiscriminate spreading of things that while not secret, are private could be quite harmful to some. In the US, this sharing of private information may not be so dangerous, but I know for a fact that in many Middle Eastern countries, it is a death sentence.
The concern with Google is that they are bringing together all your public data. People understandably are concerned about privacy.
I wonder how it can be legal to divulge all that information? It bothers me that when I fill out an internet form to buy something, Google is right there looking over my shoulder being nausiatingly helpful. And, it is really unsettling when it asks which of your three emails you’d like to use, and two of them are secret.
If you need an online reader and have hosting ability, you can try:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gregarius/
There is a SimpleScript to install it on most web hosting services.
Indeed there was a SimpleScript so I installed Gregarius on one of my domains. I like it. Thanks for the tip.