Identity according to Facebook

I pay more attention to Facebook ads than most.  Probably because I find their attempts to classify me (as made evident in the ads I'm served) highly entertaining.   

First, they tested out the demographic approach:  She's single and over 25, so she must be fat, lonely, and desperate to get married:

When that didn't work, they switched to a bit of behavioral targeting:

(Linux systems ninja? I'm flattered ;).

But the latest Adrian Lamo "thought crime" ads have me confused (and slightly worried).   Off to clear my cookies.  Fast.

Comments

[Adrian Lamo]

In an ironic twist, I would later be hired through a blind bidding process to track & monitor you.

(Not really, but I did end up here just the same.)

Cheers,
A