Pv8man
join:2008-07-24
Hammond, IN | reply to jaminus
Re: Aren't these systems opt-in already? "Jaminus"
You completely missed the entire point.
We are not rallying against the idea of behavioral advertising.
It's the fact that it SHOULD BE opt-in ONLY.
Broadband consumers should NEVER have to be forced into this, it is absolutely wrong, and you know it.
Nobody forces you to use google. |
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jaminus
join:2004-10-14
Arlington, VA | There's an argument to be made that when you send packets over your ISP, unless otherwise specified, you should assume any plaintext data will be used by your ISP for marketing purposes.
That doesn't mean that we're all doomed to have our ISPs tracking our every move. As long as people reject ISPs that do this sort of thing, there will be some providers that choose to go after the "privacy-conscious" consumer. And for those that don't have such ISPs as choices, encrypted tunnels make absolutely everything obfuscated--including URLs and keywords.
Now, the current state of broadband means the normal market response to privacy violators may not function properly. The solution to this is not more laws, but more choices. That means taking away power from oppressive franchise boards and freeing up the airwaves for entrepreneurial start-ups. |
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 major marcoRes Firma Mitescere NescitPremium
join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA | said by jaminus:There's an argument to be made that when you send packets over your ISP, unless otherwise specified, you should assume any plaintext data will be used by your ISP for marketing purposes. Says who and according to which law? Why do you persist in making asinine arguments in favor of having every movement tracked and every purchase recorded. WTF is wrong with you.
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