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Google offer opt-outs for their stuff. Bu that's not the point, the point is that if people are really that concerned about internet privacy they could install
by yanw 15y ago
Google offer opt-outs for their stuff.
Bu that's not the point, the point is that if people are really that concerned about internet privacy they could install privacy software the same as with parental control software so their is no need to pile more restrictive innovation stifling laws.
- falcolas 15y agoPrivacy software doesn't help when your information is directly sold to the highest bidder (which can be the government, see the latest TomTom kerfuffle). There are technical steps we can take to minimize our publicly available footprint on the internet, but there's no way to completely control it, short of oversight on the corporations that mine our data. Perhaps this is lack of imagination on my part, but how does offering people the ability to opt out of invasive data collection stifle innovation? Sure, it's another hurdle for any company to overcome (one amongst thousands, if you run a for-profit site), but it doesn't stop new software from coming about.