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Is Online Privacy Getting Better?
jeffy124 writes: "It appears marketers are finding that there's little value in stockpiling the personal info of web users. Either that or they're responding to the negative feedback of users. In a survey of 400 commercial websites, when compared with figures from a 2000 FTC study, more sites have more prominent and explanatory privacy policies, less carry third-party cookies, less collect personal info, and more use opt-in collection. The study was performed by the Progress & Freedom Foundation, and the full report can be found here." Note that the Progress & Freedom Foundation is an industry-sponsored group which generally favors a non-regulated online marketplace.
After trying for a full day to post relevant information, /. made me give up.
Sad news this morning: Dudley Moore was found dead of pneumonia in his home this morning. Even if you were not fond of his work, there is no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly a drunk, british icon.
What I want is privacy from Jon Katz's h0m0 rants. Fire Katz!
Be an anonmous coward instead!
And now for some REAL NEWS!
Grits may become an official food of Georgia
By Associated Press, 03/27/02
If all goes well for a Southern breakfast staple, grits will join the ranks of peanuts, peaches and Vidalia sweet onions as official foods of Georgia.
The Georgia House voted to make grits the state's official prepared food on Tuesday. The bill now heads to the Senate.
Some lawmakers complained that voting on a grits bill made it look as if the Legislature has nothing better to do. Others pointed out that grits weren't unique to Georgia.
But the bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Doug Everett of Albany, staunchly advocated for the delicacy.
"A lot of people have said, 'This is weird. We don't need to be doing this.' Well, ladies and gentlemen, we already have 40 state symbols, and grits is not one of them. Can you believe that?" Everett said.
Nah, they will never to this because purchasing win2k would actually cost them money. And as we all know, open sauce zelots are all Long Haired, poor hippies.
This was translated using babelfish.altavista.com. Try this with any phrase of your choosing. Laugh, it's funny.
English:
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The more different languages you run it through, the funnier it gets.
Who the hell would post anything to Disney anyway? Disney's for toddlers and losers.
Now Paul McCartney is the only Beatle left. :(
It's kind of sad seeing the bands you grew up with dying off one by one
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