[ga-sys] Privacy sites

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

http://www.newsday.com/coverage/current/pluggedin/wednesday/nd184.htm

People seeking to protect their privacy can complete a single Web form to
keep major advertising companies from collecting data about their Internet
browsing and shopping habits.

Under pressure to protect privacy better, the advertising industry last week
set up two new Web sites http://www.networkadvertising.org and
http://www.andersencompliance.com that allow computer users to opt out of
having their personal data collected and profiled when they visit popular
Web sites. In the past, users would need to visit Web sites individually to
"opt out" of profiling.

But Andrew Shen of the Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information
Center was skeptical. "Most Internet users still don't realize that such
third-party profiling even exists" he said.

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Regards,
Joanna Lane

http://www.internetstakeholders.com

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