Viadeo is an international social network with some 40 million professionals.
Yet Viadeo’s email solicitations do not include a single, direct REMOVE link. In addition to the ugly, aggressive internet marketing method used by Viadeo, this may actually put it on the wrong side of the law in the US.
Instead, the unfortunate recipient of unsolicited membership “invites” from Viadeo — SPAM by layman’s definition — is required to register for Viadeo membership before s/he can request to have themselves removed from the Viadeo system altogether — on the assumption that such total removal is in fact done, something that this writer is not prepared to test.
This is akin to offering a rapist a second round in order to get him to leave you alone…
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SPAM,
Viadeo
Unsolicited email is not only annoying: it is intrusive, time-consuming and costly to manage; potentially loaded with highly damaging attachments; and it is often illegal. Therefore, it is important to report activities that are, or might be, spamming, and publicly expose those engaged in such shameful practices.
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With the upcoming launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire just a month away, Congress is launching an investigation into the data being collected by the Silk browser and what Amazon plans to do with it.
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Privacy/Security
Beware of Facebook’s new facial recognition methods which enable Facebook to identify and tag your image, when uploaded by others, without your knowledge or permission. At least, until you withdraw such ‘default permission’ that Facebook granted itself when introducing this capability, without notifying you or seeking your actual permission. This is an important issue for which there are specific, and fairly simple, solutions that Facebook users can follow to control their privacy.
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Facebook,
Privacy/Security,
Social Networks
