Article: Big Brother says: Act now and save!

PAM LOBLEY
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-02-2006

Big Brother says: Act now and save!
PAM LOBLEY
Date: 01-02-2006, Monday
Section: OPINION
Edtion: All Editions

"Hello, Pam Lobley. We have recommendations for you."

THIS IS HOW I am greeted when I log on to Amazon.com, and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

In a world where service in stores is non-existent, a friendly cyber salutation is most welcome. And the nice folks at Amazon remember what I have bought before and then give me suggestions on what to buy next.

Very helpful!

How do they do all this? They're spying on me, of course.

I guess you can't really call it spying, because I consent to it when I click "I agree" on those windows that ...

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