Berners-Lee Rejects Tracking 155
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CmdrTaco
from the along-with-everyone-else dept.
from the along-with-everyone-else dept.
kernowyon writes "The BBC has an interview with Sir Tim Berners-Lee during his visit to the UK on their website currently.
In it, he voices his concern about the practice of tracking activity on the internet — with particular reference to Phorm.
Quotes Sir Tim with regard to his data — "It's mine — you can't have it. If you want to use it for something, then you have to negotiate with me.""
Disappointed (Score:-1, Funny)
Phorm's own CEO doesn't even get it (Score:5, Funny)
You think you need to explain how your tracker works to the father of the internet , and that once you do, he'll be ok with it. Boy, if that ain't arrogance right there, I don't know what is.
Re:Negotiation done! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"quotes" (Score:5, Funny)
So that now to stop the tracking
with ISPs not lending backing
stoping only shy of hacking - hacking at my gateway door
Quoth Sir Berners: "Nevermore"
Re:You have to negotiate, and I'm very expensive. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Phorm's own CEO doesn't even get it (Score:4, Funny)
Dear Mr Father-of-Internet (Score:3, Funny)