FTC Bars Ad Firm From Snooping Browser History

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday December 5, 2012 @09:30AM from the most-private-of-places dept.

itwbennett writes "Score 1 for online privacy. The Federal Trade Commission and online ad firm Epic Marketplace have reached a settlement that will bar Epic from using browser history sniffing technology. According to the news report, 'The history sniffing allowed Epic to determine whether a consumer had visited more than 54,000 domains, including pages relating to fertility issues, impotence, menopause, incontinence, disability insurance, credit repair, debt relief, and personal bankruptcy. Epic used the tracking to send targeted ads related to several health issues, the FTC said.'"

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NSA/FBI/CIA - Worse than an ad agency by ilikenwf · 2012-12-05 09:39 · Score: 5, Interesting

I trust sleazy ad agencies more than I trust the US government. Too bad they don't obey the laws they force the citizens to themselves, especially those regarding privacy, since they need 5 petabytes to store every email and who knows what other web related data there in Utah.
1. Re:NSA/FBI/CIA - Worse than an ad agency by davester666 · 2012-12-05 21:01 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  In the voice of The Count from Sesame Street:
  One! One company prevented from violating your privacy! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha....
  
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  Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!