http://www.adexchanger.com/data-exchanges/let-them-eat-privacy/ Digital media optimization news and discussion website. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:33:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.adexchanger.com/data-exchanges/let-them-eat-privacy/#comment-1195 John Ebbert Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:40:05 +0000 http://www.adexchanger.com/?p=5069#comment-1195 Thanks for commenting, Jeff. Your views are welcome here anytime. As I suggest in the post, the industry needs to clearly define what is happening for all to understand. "Statespersonship" is on the mark. Thanks for commenting, Jeff. Your views are welcome here anytime. As I suggest in the post, the industry needs to clearly define what is happening for all to understand. "Statespersonship" is on the mark.

]]> http://www.adexchanger.com/data-exchanges/let-them-eat-privacy/#comment-1194 Jeff Chester Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:33:00 +0000 http://www.adexchanger.com/?p=5069#comment-1194 This blog would do a better service to its readers if it could more honestly confront the data collection practices of the online ad industry, including behavioral targeting. Privacy experts and officials (from US, Canada EU), policymakers (from both political parties), consumer group representatives (from the largest US groups, and journalists are not confabulating the problem. Tracking and profiling user behavior, even without knowing someone's name or address, raises important privacy and consumer protection concerns. What is required is greater statespersonship from the industry when it comes to privacy and consumer protection. This blog would do a better service to its readers if it could more honestly confront the data collection practices of the online ad industry, including behavioral targeting. Privacy experts and officials (from US, Canada EU), policymakers (from both political parties), consumer group representatives (from the largest US groups, and journalists are not confabulating the problem. Tracking and profiling user behavior, even without knowing someone's name or address, raises important privacy and consumer protection concerns. What is required is greater statespersonship from the industry when it comes to privacy and consumer protection.

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