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Obama wants a bigger government?
By FITCamaro on 12/20/2010 10:21:19 AM , Rating: -1
Say it ain't so.

If you access someone else's site, they have the right to do whatever they want with that information. This is how advertising works. They find out what people are buying or viewing and target ads toward that.

Do you have a right to privacy in someone else's home? No. Same goes for their website. That's not to say they can break the law. But trying to find a way to effectively advertise is not breaking the law.

When they start giving out my credit card number I'll complain. If you don't like the information a site you buy things from gives out on you, don't use that site. Same goes for listening to a radio station or watching TV.

RE: Obama wants a bigger government?
By BigToque on 12/20/2010 10:34:59 AM , Rating: 2
There's a big difference between what you are suggesting happens and what really happens.

What really happens is that these ad makers are coming up with ads that track your entire browsing session, follow you after you've left the website, and even manage to stick around after you've cleared your browsing history (unless you know how to delete things like flash cookies on your own).

RE: Obama wants a bigger government?
By ebakke on 12/20/2010 10:55:46 AM , Rating: 2
Wouldn't use of a Private Browsing feature effectively remove the problem?





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Online stores should be the same.




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RE: Obama wants a bigger government?
By room200 on 12/20/2010 1:00:32 PM , Rating: 2

Really? Try inviting someone over then recording their conversation with you in most states? See how quickly they sue you.

By FITCamaro on 12/20/2010 2:47:35 PM , Rating: 2
For one.

That's not to say they can break the law.

Second, many states have absurd laws. That California would let them sue me doesn't really say anything to me.

It would probably depend on the reasons for recording them. If it was to expose criminal activity against you, you'd most likely win. If it was to get information you shouldn't have or record something to black mail them with, you'd lose.

I'm was thinking more of expecting privacy in your use of someone else's computer in their home. Now obviously they can't illegally use information collected to get into your bank account or buy things with your card if they collect the information. But merely collecting it would not be illegal if you have the software installed for tracking what your kids are doing.


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