>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Fw: The chutzpah of DoubleClick >Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 06:34:33 -0800 >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Loop: 700000438 > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: David Shenk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 12:03 PM >Subject: The chutzpah of DoubleClick > > >> Friends/Colleagues: >> >> I don't usually get involved in Internet activism, urging boycotts and so >on -- mostly because others do such a good job at alerting us to important >issues. But I think it is critical to immediately alert everyone to what is >going on with regard to a powerful online advertising service called >Doubleclick. In my opinion, they are about to cross over a very dangerous >line in consumer privacy. >> >> According to Peter H. Lewis of the New York Times: "Although it once >promised that it would never do such a thing, DoubleClick now plans to match >the supposedly anonymous information gathered from cookies in your computer >with your name, address, telephone number, age, sex, income level and >history of purchases at retail, catalog and online stores." >> >> That pretty much says it all. But if you want to read Lewis's entire >story, here is the link: >> http://nytimes.com/library/tech/00/02/circuits/articles/24pete.html >> >> More importantly, I urge all of you to visit DoubleClick's opt-out site >and follow the simple procedure so that you yourself cannot be tracked: >http://privacychoices.org/optout.htm >> >> Please pass this on to anyone else you think might be interested. >> >> Apologies for the mass-email, >> >> David >> >> ___________ >> David Shenk >> http://www.bigfoot.com/~dshenk >> >> > > >_____________________________________________________________ >Want to find the best email lists? Check out the Topica 20! >http://www.topica.com/topica20 >
