Is Privacy is Overrated?

Guess what? New research from IBM shows customers are willing to share their personal information, especially if they get something in return.

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Completely wrong: Beyond being naive, people will be very soon willing to share information only if they get something valid in return.

Oh, sure, there are select minorities: vociferous privacy advocates, technophobes — Utopian dreamers. But then there is everyone else. And most people seem willing to tell you just about anything, even before you ask, with little regard for privacy.

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And don’t look only on the United States. The Europeans – some more or less – are really disappointed. People expect and prefer personalized marketing, but they don’t like to get spied. In particular from people who call themselves friend …