Big Brother is Watching

[Vocalek]

In case you thought 1984 was pure fiction, in the U.S. at least, Big Brother is, indeed, watching us.

Social media to help study e-cigarette habits | The Financial Express

 

[Anjaffm]

disgusting!

So they spend 2.7 mil US$ to spy on people and then use the results of this spying to make "policy decisions" to do the most harm to those self-same people. See what the people like and then hit them where it hurts. And laugh all the way to the bank.

Yes, Big Brother is watching you. And this Big Brother can go and ... perform a lewd act with himself.

And yeah.. sometimes you recognize the spies and saboteurs in forums from a mile away. It is always disgusting to know that there are people who actually get paid for sabotage and nastiness. Yuck. And - this is for Big Brother, I hope he takes note - I most sincerely hope that those people get cancer and die.

 

[Vocalek]

Why don't you tell us how you really feel?

 

[ckquatt]

They're only gonna cherry pick the worst posts and such to use in the "database". Maybe someone needs to do the same and show the positives to throw in their faces when they use it to vilify us and ecigs...

 

[DrMA]

As always, they talk about how much public money they'll be wasting on this disgusting initiative, no mention about the ethics of pursuing such action: BMC Medical Research Methodology | Full text | Methodological and ethical issues in research using social media: a metamethod of Human Papillomavirus vaccine studies

 

[Strings]

Anjaffm: tell us how you really feel? Not healthy to hold your feelings in like that: gotta let 'em out

 

[Jman8]

In case you thought 1984 was pure fiction, in the U.S. at least, Big Brother is, indeed, watching us.

From the article, quoted verbatim:

“We just want to observe what is going on, especially among young people,” said Zeng.

Won't anyone think of (investigating) the children?

 

[caramel]

Someone should investigate Zeng's interest in children. We have some pretty clear regulations about that. Did he get parents agreement?

 

[TyPie]

It figures, though.....If you can't find legitimately-obtained data, use any surreptitious means possible to glean any negative data that you're looking for.
This fits the profile of the types we're talking about exactly, doesn't it?

 

[sparkky1]

They should investigate the FDA partnering with the government / philip morris international ?
Welcome to the new world order........

 

[Steamix]

Getting paid 2.7 mill for surfin the social web ?

Not bad, not bad at all

Oh, btw, looking for sponsors : Got this study planned to compare sand particle sizes at various beaches in Carribean vacation spots...

Any takers ?

 

[Jman8]

Oh, btw, looking for sponsors : Got this study planned to compare sand particle sizes at various beaches in Carribean vacation spots...

Any takers ?

Throw in a hypothesis about nicotine, link it to kids, and I'll spot you a trillion.

 

[Strings]

"Given nicotine's calming influence on the adult mind, the continued existence of several children can be directly credited to adult vaping practices"

Send a check to...

 

[Maiar]

Ugh... Anytime anyone makes a comparison to 1984 I immediately throw whatever they say next out the ....ing window.

Here's the ....ing deal. If you put something on social media or a message forum, and you act surprised when other people see it, then you shouldn't be allowed on social media.

 

[Rickajho]

Ugh... Anytime anyone makes a comparison to 1984 I immediately throw whatever they say next out the ....ing window.

Here's the ....ing deal. If you put something on social media or a message forum, and you act surprised when other people see it, then you shouldn't be allowed on social media.

That's pretty much it. The beauty of FaceBook: Create a site where "less than smart" people can verbalize every ill conceived brain fart for the entire world to view... and then be shocked when someone actually decides to view it.

 

[jj1257]

Guess they aren't having much luck finding credible scientific studies to demonize vaping. So if there is no proof to be found, opinion will have to do. Not enough negative opinions? Pretty sure they can fix that too. Now where did I put that tin foil hat?

 

[Jman8]

Ugh... Anytime anyone makes a comparison to 1984 I immediately throw whatever they say next out the ....ing window.

Here's the ....ing deal. If you put something on social media or a message forum, and you act surprised when other people see it, then you shouldn't be allowed on social media.

Throw in the Patriot Act, and one really ought not be surprised if everything, short of a thought in your head, may come back to you via political ramifications that are either stated or implied in your message to anyone/the world.

1984 may be (likely is) an unfair comparison, but not entirely farfetched to see that what we have and are allowing government to be involved in, against its 'own people' certainly seems to be heading in that direction.

Given the propaganda involved on this topic, the desires for historical revisionism, the announced investigations of people for the betterment of public health (elitism), I'm thinking I'd have far easier time defending case that this is akin to 1984 than one who wishes to argue this is nothing like that story.

 

[DC2]

Ugh... Anytime anyone makes a comparison to 1984 I immediately throw whatever they say next out the ....ing window.

Whenever anyone can't see what is happening in this country, and around the world...
I wish that they would not be allowed to vote.

 

[caramel]