you nailed it -there is no way that anyone can know when someone is talking about them online. Or collecting and aggregating data about them, there are entire websites whose business model is linking your personal data in ways you never imagined, it is beyond freaky - there are good reasons the EFF is pushing for greater privacy controls.
but this is not Goodreads "culture" - thus is today's online culture. It sits at the foundation of most corporations and businesses. And it is way beyond anyone's ability to control.
but this is where some good news creeps in - goodreads unlike the vast majority of aggregators *will* allow you - the author - the ability to control your profile in their corner of the world. It may not make much of a difference but it shows that there are more similarities than differences between "their" and "our" culture,
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Date: 2014-12-17 04:52 pm (UTC)but this is not Goodreads "culture" - thus is today's online culture. It sits at the foundation of most corporations and businesses. And it is way beyond anyone's ability to control.
but this is where some good news creeps in - goodreads unlike the vast majority of aggregators *will* allow you - the author - the ability to control your profile in their corner of the world. It may not make much of a difference but it shows that there are more similarities than differences between "their" and "our" culture,