diff -r b1c2f5b85880 -r 48d0a9890adc handouts/ho07.tex --- a/handouts/ho07.tex Thu Feb 11 09:41:31 2016 +0000 +++ b/handouts/ho07.tex Thu Feb 11 10:16:23 2016 +0000 @@ -60,20 +60,20 @@ West---lawless and mythical. For example, UCAS, a charity set up to help students with -applying to universities, has a commercial unit that happily -sells your email addresses to anybody who forks out enough -money for bombarding you with spam. Yes, you can opt out very -often from such ``schemes'', but in case of UCAS any opt-out -will limit also legit emails you might actually be interested -in.\footnote{The main objectionable point, in my opinion, is -that the \emph{charity} everybody has to use for HE -applications has actually very honourable goals (e.g.~assist -applicants in gaining access to universities), but the small -print (or better the link ``About us'') reveals they set up -their organisation so that they can also shamelessly sell the -email addresses they ``harvest''. Everything is of course very -legal\ldots{}ethical?\ldots{}well that is in the eye of the -beholder. See: +applying to universities in the UK, has a commercial unit that +happily sells your email addresses to anybody who forks out +enough money for bombarding you with spam. Yes, you can opt +out very often from such ``schemes'', but in case of UCAS any +opt-out will limit also legit emails you might actually be +interested in.\footnote{The main objectionable point, in my +opinion, is that the \emph{charity} everybody has to use for +HE applications has actually very honourable goals +(e.g.~assist applicants in gaining access to universities), +but the small print (or better the link ``About us'') reveals +they set up their organisation so that they can also +shamelessly sell the email addresses they ``harvest''. +Everything is of course very legal\ldots{}ethical?\ldots{}well +that is in the eye of the beholder. See: \url{http://www.ucas.com/about-us/inside-ucas/advertising-opportunities} or