On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:13:09 +0200, Frederick Hirsch
<frederick.hir...@nokia.com> wrote:
isn't the mere knowledge of the level of activity on a device a possible
privacy concern, and couldn't the pattern of activity offer a traffic
analysis type opportunity?
This is what I was getting at when asking the question initially:
* an employer could use it to determine whether an employee is using his
computer or not
* ad delivery networks could use it for behavioral tracking and targeting
of advertising. Selling a "cure for loneliness" might stick more with
someone who spends 16 hours daily in front of an active computer.
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Arve Bersvendsen
Opera Software ASA, http://www.opera.com/
