Such a Thing as too Paranoid About Privacy?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday December 25, 2005 @02:34PM from the depends-on-how-much-you-like-spam dept.

jackoahoy! writes "As we become more connected, we have the right to be paranoid. But the question is: where do we draw the line between sane and insane privacy? CoolTechZone's Gundeep Hora tackles this issue and uses a recent blog entry on Infoworld to illustrate his point. From the article: 'Whether it's OnRebate.com or any other rebate managing company, asking for the industry you work in and your job function aren't the most personal questions they could possibly ask. However, they must carefully define the conditions for collecting such information. Targeted advertising by user opt-in newsletters and e-mail campaigns (unlike spamming) or internal market research to get a grasp on its customer base isn't unethical, in my opinion. And people making a big deal out of two vaguely placed questions is insensible and out of proportion. If you really are that paranoid about privacy, then do what this reader did and put in wrong information under those questions.'"

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I don't know... by Liam+Slider · 2005-12-25 15:39 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Try asking President Bush.
Are we not paranoid enough about disclosure... by Anonymous Coward · 2005-12-27 06:53 · Score: -1, Flamebait

To: gundeep@cooltechzone.com

Given that your article concerns one of the prominent advertisers on your site,
(tigerdirect.com - banners adverting ultra memory showed up on every page which
had advertising banners - though I only tried 5 or 6) is no news bad news?

Should I be concerned that you have a slanted view of what is appropriate or
not for issues associated with a major advertiser on CoolTechzone?

Happy Holidays...