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FTC Proposes Do Not Track List For the Web

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-follow dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Federal Trade Commission proposed allowing consumers to opt out of having their online activities tracked on Wednesday as part of the agency's preliminary report on consumer privacy. FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz said he would prefer for the makers of popular web browsers to come up with a setting on their own that would allow consumers to opt out of having their browsing and search habits tracked."

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  1. Re:Booooo!! by TrisexualPuppy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Not should be. Must be!

    Why? This would mean that American online companies would no longer be competitive with those in other countries. Tracking brings in BIG BUCKS. When you take away, say 80% of advertising profits, but you can still make those profits in Europe, Australia, or Asia, you're going to go there. With an opt-in system, fewer people are going to register as most people don't care anyway. Less profit would be lost, and the costs of relocating would still far outweigh the benefits.

    Guessing that you're the OP responding to the OP as AC, sigh. :\