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Privacy Policies Heading Downhill

Posted by michael on from the faster-than-a-speeding-bullet dept.

ipfwadm writes: "There's a good article in the NY Times about various internet companies changing their privacy policies to allow the selling of users' information to marketers. The article mentions Yahoo and how they changed everyone's marketing preferences recently, among other companies (including everyone's favorite, Microsoft)." We already did a story on Yahoo's changes, but this one is notable because Yahoo's former vice president for direct marketing blasts the changed policy. And LorenzoV submitted a story from Wired about TrustE failing to censure Yahoo over their changes. Again.

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  1. Re:Show Yahoo why they are wrong by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That assumes that they're not saving your "deleted" information for later use.

    I prefer poisoning their database, personally.

    Name:
    Mr Rancid W Veeblefester

    Home Address:
    1 Bite Me Spammer Drive,
    Fuck You Yahoo Spammers,
    Eat Shit And Die,
    Afghanistan

    Phone:
    111-11-1111

    Email:
    blowme@blowme.com

  2. Make up a fake name by dbc001 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I like to use "Ralph Poohead". Or when they offer a free trial issue with an opt-out subscription to follow, I send it to Wrigley Field in Chicago and use the name "Teebone Schmidt".

  3. Re:No-reg-required link to article on Yahoo by Soko · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, you used a link to Yahoo - in order to prevent the NYT from having info to market - on Yahoo changing thier policy on selling user info?

    Gah. The irony is quite literally killing me. Stop it.

    Soko

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    "Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm." - Anonymous
  4. Re:funny how... by carm$y$ · · Score: 3, Funny

    So what? They'll find that yet another 45-years old woman from Afganistan with a $5/mo household income is interested to see their security policy...

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  5. Interesting Statistics on User Data by ltsmash · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder about the value of user-information on the internet. I find it hard to believe that 20% of the people in the world are named John Doe, have a phone number with more than six 5's in it, have an email address blow_me@nomail.com, and live in quiet town of Schenectady, NY in zip code 12345.

  6. Re:Show Yahoo why they are wrong by LionKimbro · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ahhh.. Someone who believes in the dollar vote. Yes, we like your belief in the dollar vote, and will elevate your papers with prestige and glory. You may even wine and dine with us, we like your ideology so much.

    A handful of discriminating geeks may end their Yahoo accounds, but are people going to leave en masse?

    MuaHaHaHaHa!

    All your privacy are belong to us. =^_^=