Barack Obama has a massive database of over 2 million people's personal information. Yahoo! News reported that Obama has built up a database of personal information collected from his supporters through MySpace, Facebook, and his campaign website...Even if his run at the White House fails, he can sell this list to the highest bidder, whether it be to another canidate or any special interest group he chooses.
The information he holds includes: addresses, phone numbers, names of friends, and views of certain issues. After persuading about 800,000 people to enter information on his campaign website, it is estimated that it is now worth nearly $200 million...which could eventually be sold for a profit. According to the article, this information is more accurate than past years because his supporters are voluntarily giving it up. Obama has found most of his information by social networking, where he is lightyears ahead when compared to both Clinton and McCain.
People probably do not stop and think that when they enter the information on Obama's website that it could potentially be used long after the elections are over. Anything a person does on the internet can never be deleted. Somewhere in cyberspace those photos, or that blog post, will live on forever. In this case, it doesn't fall into the blackhole of the internet, but instead is closely monitored by whoever owns the information....talk about a privacy risk!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another reason why you should remain anonymous while using the internet...
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