Comments on: Declan on “Do Not Track List” idea http://techliberation.com/2007/11/02/declan-on-do-not-track-list-idea/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sun, 27 May 2012 01:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim Harper http://techliberation.com/2007/11/02/declan-on-do-not-track-list-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-47763 Jim Harper Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:50:21 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/02/declan-on-do-not-track-list-idea/#comment-47763 <p>Feel free to break character, Steve R! While I think 1) is true - privacy policies aren't very protective - I think 2.) is akin to advocating regulation that would cause water to flow upstream.<br><br>There is a substantial and growing information economy that we're all a part of and that we all benefit from. In the online environment, at least, the small minority that wants to drop out can use the technologies Declan describes to do so.</p> Feel free to break character, Steve R! While I think 1) is true – privacy policies aren’t very protective – I think 2.) is akin to advocating regulation that would cause water to flow upstream.

There is a substantial and growing information economy that we’re all a part of and that we all benefit from. In the online environment, at least, the small minority that wants to drop out can use the technologies Declan describes to do so.

]]> By: Jim Harper http://techliberation.com/2007/11/02/declan-on-do-not-track-list-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-39742 Jim Harper Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:50:21 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/02/declan-on-do-not-track-list-idea/#comment-39742 <p>Feel free to break character, Steve R! While I think 1) is true - privacy policies aren't very protective - I think 2.) is akin to advocating regulation that would cause water to flow upstream.</p> <p>There is a substantial and growing information economy that we're all a part of and that we all benefit from. In the online environment, at least, the small minority that wants to drop out can use the technologies Declan describes to do so.</p> Feel free to break character, Steve R! While I think 1) is true – privacy policies aren’t very protective – I think 2.) is akin to advocating regulation that would cause water to flow upstream.

There is a substantial and growing information economy that we’re all a part of and that we all benefit from. In the online environment, at least, the small minority that wants to drop out can use the technologies Declan describes to do so.

]]> By: Steve R. http://techliberation.com/2007/11/02/declan-on-do-not-track-list-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-47762 Steve R. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:37:09 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/02/declan-on-do-not-track-list-idea/#comment-47762 <p>Personally, I don't care much if I am "tracked", so by implication, no need for regulation.<br><br>However, just so that I am not accused of breaking character, there are two "big-picture" points that should be made.<br><br>1. Corporations do NOT do a reasonable job of protecting a customers data. Virtually every corporate privacy notice states (after you take out the fluff): "We will protect your privacy by selling your personal information to anyone who pays."<br><br>2. I would advocate a regulation that would prohibit automatic customer "opt-in" by corporations and the sale/rental/sharing of customer information by corporations.</p> Personally, I don’t care much if I am “tracked”, so by implication, no need for regulation.

However, just so that I am not accused of breaking character, there are two “big-picture” points that should be made.

1. Corporations do NOT do a reasonable job of protecting a customers data. Virtually every corporate privacy notice states (after you take out the fluff): “We will protect your privacy by selling your personal information to anyone who pays.”

2. I would advocate a regulation that would prohibit automatic customer “opt-in” by corporations and the sale/rental/sharing of customer information by corporations.

]]> By: Steve R. http://techliberation.com/2007/11/02/declan-on-do-not-track-list-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-39741 Steve R. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:37:09 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2007/11/02/declan-on-do-not-track-list-idea/#comment-39741 <p>Personally, I don't care much if I am "tracked", so by implication, no need for regulation.</p> <p>However, just so that I am not accused of breaking character, there are two "big-picture" points that should be made.</p> <ol> <li><p>Corporations do NOT do a reasonable job of protecting a customers data. Virtually every corporate privacy notice states (after you take out the fluff): "We will protect your privacy by selling your personal information to anyone who pays."</p></li> <li><p>I would advocate a regulation that would prohibit automatic customer "opt-in" by corporations and the sale/rental/sharing of customer information by corporations.</p></li> </ol> Personally, I don’t care much if I am “tracked”, so by implication, no need for regulation.

However, just so that I am not accused of breaking character, there are two “big-picture” points that should be made.

  1. Corporations do NOT do a reasonable job of protecting a customers data. Virtually every corporate privacy notice states (after you take out the fluff): “We will protect your privacy by selling your personal information to anyone who pays.”

  2. I would advocate a regulation that would prohibit automatic customer “opt-in” by corporations and the sale/rental/sharing of customer information by corporations.

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