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Posted by Ben Measures on 03/23/06 21:51
Connie, sorry for indirectly replying with your post but I've somehow
killfiled Hatter's posts ;) . Your reply suggests it holds a commonly held
viewpoint so I'll address it (just this once).
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:41:07 -0600, Connie Pierce wrote:
> In article <882522dtn2tbb3p5tm1isk2vffmpugiq0v@4ax.com>, Onideus Mad
> Hatter <usenet@backwater-productions.net> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:30:15 GMT, Ben Measures
>> <saint_abroadis@sillyhotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> So on the one hand, companies are relying on Alexa demographics, but on
>>>> the other, people are being told Alexa is spyware. : \
>>>
>>>It's exactly the same as having a barcode or RFID tag on your back that
>>>shops secretly scan as you browse through the high-street, all without
>>>your knowledge and/or express consent.
>>
>> ...yeah, but is that REALLY private information? I mean, where you go
>> in public and what you buy in public is...well, public. So why would
>> it be an issue if someone is keeping track of it?
Because there are no controls as to who that 'someone' is. I wouldn't mind
if a responsible agent of the law were watching over me but there are no
guarantees that the person tracing you is a law agent, nor responsible.
If a stranger were to physically follow you around town you'd
understandably be a little worried. Just because you now can't see (or
know about) the stranger tracing your movements shouldn't mean it's any
less threatening, unless you believe in the power of burying your head in
the sand.
--
Ben Measures
$email =~ s/is@silly/@/
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