Using Google is voluntary. If you don't want them to collect data about you, don't use it. It's pretty well understood that part of Google's business model is that you are trading your personal data for free services.
-Cameron On 7/30/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, but google is keeping track of how many times you call your > mother, and other things to get an idea of your habits so they have a > better chance of you getting an ad that is more targeted towards what > you may want to buy or might be willing to make an impulse buy. Or so > they can sell those trends to somebody else so that they can target you > in other ways. > > People pay for those ad views based on impressions, and they count > those, and probably where they are displayed, and maybe even who they > display them too, so they can measure your willingness to click. > > Psychological tricks used to sell me things worry me a lot more than a > program that seeks to identify trends in usage for the purpose of > understanding the timing of a terrorist attack. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212069 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
