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Post by cjm on Dec 8, 2018 7:24:32 GMT
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Post by Trog on Dec 8, 2018 8:01:50 GMT
I really do not understand why this is even an issue.
Company X has a website. It delivers a certain amount of services. This also enables it to collect information about its users.
As far as I'm concerned, whatever it decides to do with that information has nothing to do with anyone else, PROVIDED that:
1. The information does not expose personal information freely published in the public domain by the users themselves.
2. They explicitly disclose to their users what information they will release to the public domain.
It is incumbent on the USERS of that website to ascertain that they are comfortable with using that site. If not, they can just refrain from doing so.
The worst possible thing to do would be to allow governments the power to start interfering with this setup. It is ALWAYS a mistake to allow governments to start interfering in anything they did not previously had control over. It is symptomatic that in the US it is predominantly from the fascist, totalitarian Democratic Party that concerns about this are being raised.
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Post by cjm on Dec 9, 2018 6:22:54 GMT
I really do not understand why this is even an issue. Company X has a website. It delivers a certain amount of services. This also enables it to collect information about its users. As far as I'm concerned, whatever it decides to do with that information has nothing to do with anyone else, PROVIDED that: 1. The information does not expose personal information freely published in the public domain by the users themselves. 2. They explicitly disclose to their users what information they will release to the public domain. It is incumbent on the USERS of that website to ascertain that they are comfortable with using that site. If not, they can just refrain from doing so. The worst possible thing to do would be to allow governments the power to start interfering with this setup. It is ALWAYS a mistake to allow governments to start interfering in anything they did not previously had control over. It is symptomatic that in the US it is predominantly from the fascist, totalitarian Democratic Party that concerns about this are being raised. As long as the information sold does not disclose (for example) my name, address, telephone number, email address, items purchased, payment information (including credit card particulars, bank), results of surveys, comments, I am happy. If it is possible to incorporate my info into faceless stats, that is fine, but not if it links me in name directly with information contained in the stats. I feel that basic info should be protected on a standard basis (perhaps similar to the open source copyright notices), so that it is not necessary to read each site's policy in this regard. If a site does not adhere to the standard policy it should contain an EXPLICIT warning. Any changes in policy should again be clearly indicated. I think most of these aims can be achieved on a voluntary basis. |
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