Google, NSA, et al
So we all know, right, that Google reads our emails and advertises at us accordingly. Old news.
Then I'm emailing Dan, and going back and forth on something on 24. Torture or something, who knows? Then, I notice ... Google always knows how to do targeted advertising on email margins, but ... has no idea what the hell to make of this conversation. Not one ad. Wonder if that means the NSA has taken over from Google.
Which, stream-of-consciousness like, prompts me to wonder -- do they screen out messages with the words "Bauer", "24", "President Palmer", "dammit Chloe", etc., when they go trolling for suspects online?
And if so, is there a danger the terrorists will learn this, and use conversations about TV to cover their tracks?
Deep thoughts, but someone has to think them.
Then I'm emailing Dan, and going back and forth on something on 24. Torture or something, who knows? Then, I notice ... Google always knows how to do targeted advertising on email margins, but ... has no idea what the hell to make of this conversation. Not one ad. Wonder if that means the NSA has taken over from Google.
Which, stream-of-consciousness like, prompts me to wonder -- do they screen out messages with the words "Bauer", "24", "President Palmer", "dammit Chloe", etc., when they go trolling for suspects online?
And if so, is there a danger the terrorists will learn this, and use conversations about TV to cover their tracks?
Deep thoughts, but someone has to think them.