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NormanS
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NormanS to OZO

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Re: Microsoft STALKS YOU Even More Than Supermarkets Do

Another vague response. While it is galling to think that I am not getting a cut of the profit from selling my data, just what percentage could I expect? They make money on the aggregate data; my cut would probably be $0.05 per month. And its not like they are stealing nickels out of my pocket.

Spam is a whole subject in its own right, but has no bearing on tracking; other than the spammers can track spam readers ... maybe.

Others will do it on my behalf, and there is precious little I can do to prevent it. I have been forged in e-mail, and in the Usenet. The only way I could have mitigated those forgeries would have been to not use e-mail and not post to the Usenet.

If I had the discipline to successfully impersonate another person, I could probably easily avoid online trackers; or at least deflect them in a direction I desire. But I don't feel like spending my entire online experience in a state of "Condition Red". It is psychologically exhausting; and with one mistake it is, "Game Over".
OZO
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OZO

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You don't get it, do you?

You're feeding your tracker. Nothing will stop them in their intrusiveness and trashing you in the process, but you...

Ian1
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Ian1

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said by OZO:

You don't get it, do you?

You're feeding your tracker. Nothing will stop them in their intrusiveness and trashing you in the process, but you...

I think he DOES get it. I don't particularly like Microsoft's business practices either, but the idea that by visiting one of their sites I'm going to get "trashed" is firmly in the tin-foil-reflector-beanie realm.

Like I said, in all likelihood, if someone chooses to browse in a way that MSN or whomever likes, all they're really going to get is targeted ads. If that bothers a person, lots they can do to avoid it. But it might not particularly bother some people. To each their own.