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We Know Where You Live!

I know this would freak me out. Quoting this Me-Fi post:

Reason magazine uses individualized data to give its subscribers a '1984'-style surprise. The idea surfaced a year ago at a cocktail party: What if you opened your mailbox to find a national magazine with your name on the cover and the headline "They Know Where You Live!" -- under an aerial photo of your house? And what if, when you turned the page, the editor's note and the advertisements included details about your neighbors?
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Posted by Jake on 05/26/04 @ 09:45 AM
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