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Berners-Lee Rejects Tracking

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the along-with-everyone-else dept.

kernowyon writes "The BBC has an interview with Sir Tim Berners-Lee during his visit to the UK on their website currently. In it, he voices his concern about the practice of tracking activity on the internet — with particular reference to Phorm. Quotes Sir Tim with regard to his data — "It's mine — you can't have it. If you want to use it for something, then you have to negotiate with me.""

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  1. Phorm's own CEO doesn't even get it by Scutter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Kent Ertugrul, chief executive, of Phorm, told BBC News: "We have not had the chance to describe to Tim Berners-Lee how the system works and we look forward to doing that.

    You think you need to explain how your tracker works to the father of the internet , and that once you do, he'll be ok with it. Boy, if that ain't arrogance right there, I don't know what is.

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    1. Re:Phorm's own CEO doesn't even get it by WK2 · · Score: 3, Funny

      The article mentions nothing about Al Gore.

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  2. Re:Negotiation done! by Marcion · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its mine, my precious, get away pesky data-mining hobbits.

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  3. Re:"quotes" by CaptainPatent · · Score: 4, Funny

    Certainly, "Quoth" would be correct in its place -- but archaic Why am I suddenly reminded of "The Raven?" -

    So that now to stop the tracking
    with ISPs not lending backing
    stoping only shy of hacking - hacking at my gateway door
    Quoth Sir Berners: "Nevermore"
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  4. Re:You have to negotiate, and I'm very expensive. by maxume · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did you think about what 'ISP' stands for before you wrote that?

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  5. Dear Mr Father-of-Internet by wsanders · · Score: 2, Funny

    What kind of parent are you? Your kids are all vandals, taking drugs, driving around drunk, and causing trouble all over town. Please ground them or cut off their allowance or something.

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