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Even the Ad Industry Doesn't Know Who's Tracking You

Posted by timothy on from the watch-this-ad-for-a-hamburger dept.

jfruh writes "The Internet advertising industry is keen to stave off government privacy rules and opt-in-only browsers by loudly proclaiming its adherence to a self-imposed code of conduct. Yet a little digging shows that even "self-regulated" advertisers link to services that link to other services that nobody's really sure what they do. That's why, for instance, when you visit a page on the Sears website, your web browsing behavior is being collected by a company that sells ringtones and won't return emails asking about their privacy policy."

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  1. This article is an apk summoning ritual. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Now we just have to wait for apk to show up and tell us how only HOST files can protect us.

  2. No need for government. by noobermin · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Self Regulated"

    Good! They don't need government intervention, soon the free market will offer a privacy-friendly service and the free market will eventually choose that over these other services that don't respect my privacy.

    But, don't regulate! Keep your government off my information-tracking ad service!
    The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a spying/tracking ad service is a good guy with a spying/tracking ad service.