Opting out of behavioral ad tracking may get easier

Excellent!

 

So we opt out by giving them even more data, no thanks !

 

Exactly what I was thinking. It's like when the credit reporting agencies in the United States use information to "verify" your identity by -- asking for more information!

I had a friend once show me a prepaid envelope that was sent to him by a collection agency that he was to mail his payment back in. The return address spot looked like this:

_______________________
Name

_______________________
Address

___________________ ___
City State

____________
Phone Number


Phone number? In the return address box? Stupid trick, but I told him probably 75% of the people fill it out handing debt collectors their phone number without giving it a thought. Well, it asks for it, right? People just need to THINK.