So, they have a personally-identifiable marker for you as User A that is not your name, and that's okay, but once it's your actual name, it's not okay? Still not getting what we're all trying to hide here. This is very different from a government-run database on people or warrentless wiretapping, this is a bunch of companies pooling advertising information. What "not public" information are you talking about fnixws? So they have my name, my interests, and a list of my friends... nothing that 10 minutes of a PI's time couldn't find out anyway. I just don't understand what is so terrible about this information being shared to other companies - I'm already sharing it with Facebook. Hell, most people share the same information with MySpace, ie Rupert Murdoch, nobody seems too upset that a huge media conglomerate has access to all of THAT information.
I dont use my real name on Face Book, My Space or infact any website other than ones i need to pay for.
I dont want to sign up for some new service, and using a generic login, and have it extract my details from Myspace, facebook or infact any other site. Thats a clear violation of privacy.
Then theres the potential for abuse. Sure you can get a PI to track me down, but he has to work for the result, not simply enter someones facebook details into their search and get every possibly detail collected from all the sites ive ever visited.
Again, its a clear violation of privacy.
Then look it the other way. If your facebook gets hacked. Big deal, your other memberships to other sites are safe. With this system, 1 weak link brings down the whole system, and gives people access to everything.
Or, if you piss off Mr Rupert Murdoch by making a bad blog post about him, all that needs to be done is the termination (or taking over) of 1 account, and you have lost control.
Thats a nice way to silence people who are against you!
Fact is, it may not be a "government database" now, but thats how these things start. Major corporations want to gain control of the internet. They want to be abel to keep track of what everyone does, on and offline and supporting initiatives like this, is just helping them get what they want.
If you for this, then you must be for National ID cards, and embedding chips in people arms for Identification and Financial purposes. To me, its the same thing, especially once that start linking you National ID, to your online profile.