Stage Set for Showdown on Online Privacy

[Robert Holtzman]

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 10:40:21PM +1100, Basil Chupin wrote:
> WASHINGTON After do not call lists became popular, more than 90
> 
> percent of people who signed up reported fewer annoying telemarketing
> calls. Now, privacy advocates are pushing for a similar do not track
> feature that would let Internet users tell Web sites to stop
> surreptitiously tracking their online habits and collecting clues about
> age, salary, health, location and leisure activities

Even as we read this, the corporate community that owns the government
via their lobbyists are rolling on the floor convulsed with hysterical
laughter. The legislators, on the other hand, are salivating over the
thought of all the free vacations in the Bahamas and other
gifts....freely given with no thought of any quid pro quo of course.

             ..........snip.........

Excuse me now. I have to go and wipe the tears from my eyes.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
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"If you think you're getting free lunch,
 check the price of the beer"
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