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Such a Thing as too Paranoid About Privacy?
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.'"
Richard Stallman
*ducks*
Industry: RIAA.
Job Function: Extorting the unlucky.
I'm still waiting for my rebate.
"It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
...Which, explains all the spam Ive been getting!!! --Penguin P. Finsbury
Purple, because ice cream has no bones.
I think a moderator became afraid that you were on to him!
Anyway, I always thought of paranoia as a finer, more granular reality.
thief! come back here with my .sig
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you
Such a Thing as too Paranoid About Privacy? That's what the Government WANTS YOU TO THINK!11!!11!1 *twitch* ... .