[THIN] Re: Never mind the privacy in Google Chrome... be more worried about IE8

I see it for what it is and I really don’t care. My concern is when it starts to include things like health history, DNA profiling, psychological testing, etc….. that it when it gets scary- I could care less about someone trying to create ads to appeal to me, but I worry when it might start to affect your livelihood, ability to get insurance, a job, etc….

 

 

Steve Greenberg

Thin Client Computing

34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453

Scottsdale, AZ 85266

(602) 432-8649

www.thinclient.net

steveg@thinclient.net

 

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From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Douglas A. Brown
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 5:53 PM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: Never mind the privacy in Google Chrome... be more worried about IE8

 

Preach on brother man.  I've never cared about this much but now I so more than ever.  It is amazing but welcome to the Internet world!!!

 

DB

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 3, 2008, at 2:17 PM, "Steve Greenberg" <steveg@thinclient.net> wrote:

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

<image002.jpg>Thin Client Computing

34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453

Scottsdale, AZ 85266

(602) 432-8649

www.thinclient.net

steveg@thinclient.net

 

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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 "Seattle" as the search term, the full address http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?q=Seattle&qsc0=0&FORM=QBMH1&mkt=en-US will be sent. Address strings might unintentionally contain personal information, but this information is not used to identify, contact or target advertising to you.

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