Privacy professor to try to break Do Not Track logjam

Discussion in 'privacy general' started by ams963, Nov 28, 2012.

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  1. ams963

    ams963 Registered Member

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    Read here.;)
     
    ams963, Nov 28, 2012
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    Do Not Track is dying

    http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/30/technology/do-not-track/index.html
     
    ronjor, Dec 1, 2012
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  3. arsenaloyal

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    Re: Do Not Track is dying

    which is why its better to use a dedicated tool for blocking tracking scripts rather than relying on the browser and hope that websites would respect it out of good of their hearts LOL.
     
    arsenaloyal, Dec 1, 2012
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    Really, you'll never prevent tracking. Or, at least, you'll never know for sure whether you have or not. Just use VMs and VPNs/Tor, and compartmentalize. It's the only way to be sure ;)
     
    mirimir, Dec 1, 2012
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    I notice in the testimony linked to by the CNET article that he seems to have significant interest in the so called "de-identification" approach.

    There are a slew of issues with the non-underlined portion, but it is the portion I underlined that worries me the most.
     
    TheWindBringeth, Dec 2, 2012
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