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Monday, January 12, 2009

Your personal info is never just personal

-Are you comfortable with the knowledge that your online behaviour is not only being tracked by certain websites, but also that a number of these sites are sharing information about you with potential advertisers? No I am not comfortable with this.
-Have you ever noticed that the advertisements you see on websites such as Facebook and Google are often related to your own interests? Yes I have.
-To what extent should websites be allowed to track your behaviour? Should they be able to use this information to attract advertisers? Should websites be required to get consent from users before they track behaviour? I believe that they should only be able to know your age and gender. i believe it depends on what your advertising, and yes they should get consent from the person before finding out anything.
-Has this issue made you reconsider what you put onto the internet (for example, photos and personal information on Facebook), or does it have no bearing on your future online activity? I don't put personal information on the Internet anyway so it really doesn't change me.

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