Don’t kid yourselves, we are in an era in which large multi-national corporations are seeking to own and manipulate our data. Just like the industrial revolution in which the population was exploited for labor and to be the consumers, they are using our data in ways we don’t even know is possible.
Why do I sometimes receive odd snail mail which has a piece of data related to my ex-wife, myself and my current wife? The data is being mined and manipulated, this is just the tip of iceberg, hold one, more is on the way!!
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N.
(602) 432-8649
steveg@thinclient.net
From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:18 AM
To: THIN; windows2000@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Never mind the privacy in Google Chrome... be more worried about IE8
The IE8 privacy policy notes:
When Suggested Sites is turned on, the addresses of websites you visit are sent to Microsoft, together with some standard information from your computer such as IP address, browser type, regional and language settings. To help protect your privacy, the information is encrypted when sent to Microsoft. Information associated with the web address, such as search terms or data you entered in forms might be included. For example, if you visited the Microsoft.com search website at http://search.microsoft.com and entered "
Big brother is watching! Oh my strings might contain personal information but don't worry, Microsoft won't do anything with that information. Really? Seriously? Pluheese.
Jim Kenzig
Blog: http://www.techblink.com
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