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Let's Friendship!

Sunday, March 6, 2011 7:45:34 PM

Let's be friends on My Opera! And if we already are, let's connect more with some blue birds! My Opera is even better when you connect it to your Twitter or Facebook account (Click Account >> Social Networks).

Befriend DotEd on My Opera and on Twitter!

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Comments

Robert Jacobsenrobertj # Sunday, March 6, 2011 7:52:10 PM

*HUGGLESNUGGLE*

Sn3ipen # Sunday, March 6, 2011 10:35:23 PM

I already am your friend, but I try not to connect to much to my Facebook account. I don't want Facebook to know everything I'm doing online and serve me special designed adds, based on that. I just want to take care of my privacy.

I even have blocked the facebook.com domain to show up on other websites, using content blocker. So they cant track me with their 'like' button. Every time that button is loaded on whatever website, facebook will know. Then the next time you log in to Facebook, you will get adds based on what sites you have visited. The same thing goes for Google adds. Every time You see a Google add...

When I was writing this comment I came to think about Opera mini and Turbo. Will they start to use this kind of adds based on your surfing habits, in the future?

.edDotEd # Monday, March 7, 2011 7:02:15 PM

Privacy is very important to Opera, and we are very much against identifying users without them knowing for ad targeting. Also, Opera is pretty clear about how it makes money here: http://www.opera.com/press/faq/?list#opera7

For me personally, I'd rather see relevant ads and info related to what I like than to see ads for penis pills or another college degree. So for me, the Facebook and Google tracking aspect isn't creepy or annoying. It's the nature of the beast, and I've gleaned so much free information from the Internet, that I kind of embrace it's free model supported by advertisements. I still don't think I've ever intentionally clicked an ad in 17 years (has it been that long?).