Unsay inyong ikasulti sa "AkoMismo.org"??

[akosabni]

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just posting a forwarded email from Jaime Garchitorena last may 8, 2009; with subject A friendly warning about SMARTs AKO MISMO campaign

Hi All.
I hope you forgive this unsolicited email. AS a member of a youth group youthvotephilippine s (OpenDNS pines.com) I try to stay on top of campaigns that are targeted to the youth. Last Sunday a very slick ad campaign was launched during the manny pacquiao fight. The AKO MISMO campaign had all the hallmarks of a potentially far reaching youth campaign; actors, celebrities, religious figures, testimonials, heroic rhetoric, good musical scoring and all of this all wrapped in a tidy ad campaign.
I browsed this site yesterday OpenDNS. org and discovered some disturbing things.
Knowing that you may have youth groups of your own who may want to or already have “joined” AKO MISMO, I would like to ask you to read this warning and pass it on if you feel it is appropriate.
Thank you for your indulgence and apologies if inappropriate.
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To all those that signed up with AKO MISMO!
You are now part of SMART telecoms network for potential campaigns in 2010.
In all my years of signing up for information I have never had a site require so much information AS REQUIRED FIELDS. The amount of information they have asked is so detailed that they can track you down to your zip code and contact you any time.
This makes for a perfect voter mapping database and campaign tool for anyone that wants to pay SMART for the information.
Did you think SMART would pay MILLIONS in production and advertising and talent costs for nothing?
If you refer to their privacy policy that no one ever reads, it states:
AKO MISMO MAY use the personal information you provide to:
• Contact you – either in response to a query or suggestion, or to mail newsletters, documents, publications, etc.
• “Remember” your online profile and preferences;
• Help you quickly find information that is relevant to you based on your interests, and help us create site contents most relevant to you;
In other words the can PUSH information to you which is an important tool in making sure that you can receive even unwanted campaign messages.
• Undertake statistical analysis.
They can use your answers to this PUSH for other mapping and trending purposes.
They also wash their hands of any person “accidentally” cracking the site and getting all your info. If you read privacy policy, again, which no one reads:
AKO MISMO shall not be liable under any circumstances for damages resulting from unauthorized use of information collected from visitors to the site.

AKO MISMO may change this privacy policy to reflect changes in the way we collect visitor information.
As a final warning, their privacy policy claims that you can still access this site even if you do not sign up (again from the privacy policy page):
What if I don’t want to provide personal information?
Providing personal information on the AKO MISMO web site is optional. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still browse and use the AKO MISMO site, but you will not be able to carry out certain actions.
This is not true. None of the pages are viewable unless you have signed in. This is already a sure sign that their intent is to make you sign up and not just to make you a part of a youth reform activity.
A friendly piece of advice: Go back to the site and change your details please change all the details that pertain to AGE, ***, and, LOCATION.
Also change your phone number if you like. This is to protect your privacy.
And remember, you are still holding on to your pledge of participation in making our country great, and they promise not to bar you from accessing the site even if you change your details, so you will lose nothing but you will take back your security.
Please pass to all the people you know who may have signed up.
Ingat lang tayo po sa mga ganito.
Salamat!

Jaime Garchitorena
President
Edupro (OpenDNS. ph)
Tel +632-759-6634/ 35/37
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.


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"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Bobby Kennedy - "Laws can embody standards; governments can enforce laws--but the final task is not a task for government. It is a task for each and every one of us. Every time we turn our heads the other way when we see the law flouted--when we tolerate what we know to be wrong--when we close our eyes and ears to the corrupt because we are too busy, or too frightened-- when we fail to speak up and speak out--we strike a blow against freedom and decency and justice."

[doreen31987]

hmmmm, why AKO MISMO? dili pwede'g TAYO mismo? mas better man! hehe.

[tatakalz]

thnks for more information you post akusabni.....it helps a lot..

[eax]

unsa ang url ani?

Dili man ko ka connect sa www.akomismo.org.

[legal_cd]

ako masulti... d mo sulod... not properly maintain.. tsk tsk tsk tsk...

[jare73]

thanks akosabni for the information, but only how many percent of the youth and the people joining realize these things!

[Genocide]

ok man ang site.Ü naka sud ko.karon papud ko naka baw ani na site pag post sa thread starter.Ü
ang pangutana ani.kinsa man nagpa luyu ani?Ü

[COMCAM]

ok unta to pledge your commitment in public but the same question here, why such information is needed when you register. Personal kaayo na information and I was thinking of identity theft

[cliff_drew]

ok unta to pledge your commitment in public but the same question here, why such information is needed when you register. Personal kaayo na information and I was thinking of identity theft

COMCAM, here's the answer of your question found in akomismo.org FAQ.

Q: The registration for Ako Mismo requires information from those who sign up. Will the database be used for commercial or political gain?

A: No. The basic information we asked for will be used to guide us in the deployment of the dogtags to the right people. The information will also be useful as we mobilize our socio-civic activities, as it will determine where and what projects are relevant in specific areas. It is important to point out that this whole movement is one of volunteerism. And while we hope more people will sign up, or that our members will participate in future activities (the choice of which will be guided by feedback we receive about what matters to them), ultimately each individual has total freedom to decide whether he will participate or not. We are very protective about the information we receive and we have taken security precautions against people accessing the information for their use without our knowledge. We are zealous about protecting the movement from being exposed to those with political or commercial agenda.

IMO, signing-up for akomismo.org is just a matter of choice. If we are afraid of identity theft, then why sign-up? Just want to see your name and commitments on the "Wall of Commitments? Or we are just after on "dog tags"? We can freely do good actions for the betterment of our country in our own ways. But I just want to stress out that we shouldn't quickly judge the org on their mission and advocacies by spoiling up "chismis-like" information. Get facts straight to them. As this point in time, Filipinos should be proactive. Take a look at both sides.

This is just my 2 cents points of view.

[tatakalz]

nice sad ang imong idea brod cliff_drew, and thank you for such information you gave....were entitled in our own opinion..

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