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Such a Thing as too Paranoid About Privacy?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on 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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  1. just cause it's xmas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post

  2. There such a thing as too paranoid... by lawpoop · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... and it's called paranoid personality disorder. Aside from that, it's up to the people at large and individually to determine what they will put up with.

    --
    Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
    -- Pablo Picasso
  3. How the hell.. by js92647 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know it's a bit off topic but hey, that whole deal about the Dartmouth student being visited by the agents, turns out he lied:

    http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-05/12-24-0 5/a01lo719.htm ... why isn't it on /. ?