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Is Online Privacy Getting Better?

Posted by timothy on from the the-cat-bag-is-wide-open dept.

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.

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  1. Re:FP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I *thought* RMS was into scatplay. That grimy, semen-infested beard gives him away.

  2. comming from slashdot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    the kings of tracking your every move by IP address (even when posting as AC), then sellig the data to their partner, double click.

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  4. No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    not really.