Here's a tidbit from today's NewsScan Email newsletter (www.newsscan.com). I use a free piece of software, Webwasher (www.webwasher.com), to block all cookies from DoubleClick.
Jon >WEB AD COMPANY WILL NOW TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR SURFING PROFILE >Bringing an end to a 30-month investigation by 10 states charging improper >use of profiles on network users, the Web advertising firm DoubleClick has >agreed to provide consumers with better disclosure of what they're doing >and to give them access to their own profiles. As part of the agreement, >DoubleClick will pay a $450,000 fine. Some privacy advocates say the >agreement falls short of what is needed, because it still allows the >company to create individual profiles, even though it must now openly >acknowledge what it is doing. (Washington Post 27 Aug 2002) >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64716-2002Aug26.html Jonathan Falk Pine Tree Folk School RR 2, Box 7162 Carmel, ME 04419 (207)848-2433 <http://www.ptfolkschool.org> **Folkschool-list archives are at: <http://www.mint.net/folkschool/helpnet/archives.htm> Sponsored by Pine Tree Folk School ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84vzQ.a9gqS3 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
