It’s the equivalent of negotiating for a car at a car dealer and the salesman leaves the office to get coffee, and while he’s gone, you and your wife discuss every detail of your financial situation, your desire for the car, your best price, etc., all within earshot of the hidden mic.
Then he comes back and nails you.
On a related note, one futurist believes that facebook as we know it is a fad, in that people will tire of sharing their every little detail and reading the details of others on the web.
Oh Honey, I suppose we could live with that car, it would be a little better than nothing if we could get it cheaply enough...
“face book a fad”
Exactly the way I view it.. The only way “they” make anny money on it is to glean info on you and sell it...
I was a fairly avid Facebook user for a while (although not the ridiculous friend collector that some people are). I am seriously considering deactivating my account. The more I consider it, the more I hate the concept.
“It’s the equivalent of negotiating for a car at a car dealer and the salesman leaves the office to get coffee, and while he’s gone, you and your wife discuss every detail of your financial situation, your desire for the car, your best price, etc., all within earshot of the hidden mic.”
Being spied on actually worked for my wife and me. A year after we bought our house, we found out through a neighbor friend that the prior owners had bugged the house to hear comments from potential buyers. Luckily, my wife and I thought the house was too big for us, so we were not talking about how we really wanted it. In fact, we said we would only buy it if the price was right. To make a long story short, we put in a much lower bid than asking and they accepted. Guess it worked against them. Turns out we love the house and property.