Privacy Groups Mull 'Do Not Track' List for Internet 136
Technical Writing Geek writes with a Reuters story about a collection of privacy groups looking to set up a 'Do Not Track' list online, similar to the 'Do Not Call' list meant to dissuade telemarketing. "Computer users should be notified when their Web surfing is tracked by online advertisers and Web publishers, argue the Consumer Federation of America, the World Privacy Forum and the Center for Democracy and Technology, among other groups in a coalition promoting the idea. Rather than burying privacy policies in fine print, companies should also disclose them more fully and provide easier ways to opt out, the groups said. The organizations submitted the proposals to the Federal Trade Commission, ahead of the consumer watchdog agency's workshop on Nov. 1-2 to study the increasing use of tracking technology to target online ads.
Do not spam? (Score:5, Funny)
unrealistic goals (Score:5, Funny)
Also, they want world peace, and a pony.
you still are using word "mull" in wrong contect (Score:2, Funny)
Re:you still are using word "mull" in wrong contec (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Anyone else see the problem here? (Score:3, Funny)
Let me get this straight ... (Score:2, Funny)
Don't forget to make list available to scammers! (Score:3, Funny)
Since most web usage is tracked anonymously it's much more likely that identifiable information will be hijacked from a copy of the the "no not track" list than from any of the web tracking itself. Seems like kind of a silly, tinfoil-hat-inspired idea!