How much is your privacy worth? Google offering to pay web users to track their every move

[Kobi]

To me, there is a distinct difference between the availability of information on the internet, which I have no control over, and deliberately allowing a company to track my movements, which I do have control over.

I value what little privacy I do have left. Thus, I would be reluctant to sell the rights to follow my movements on the net at any cost.

It might be an illusion or delusion on my part. But, I do want to retain at the semblence of having some control here.

[Parker]

lol, young people.


Judgmental attitude
+Misinterpretation of my post
+Obvious baiting
+Insults for absolutely no reason
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I don't waste my time .....
I just put you on ignore.


Have a great night

[Toughy]

take whatever money you can get..........

there is NO privacy..........nada, zip, nothing, no way, not gonna happen, don't make me laugh.....

those 'young people' are correct.........

if you use the internet, credit cards, debit cards, paypal, gmail, aol, yahoo, blah blah blah blah.................your data is collected.............all those bots and spiders in the on line section of this website ARE collecting your data directly from your computer..........

[Parker]

Originally Posted by Kobi

To me, there is a distinct difference between the availability of information on the internet, which I have no control over, and deliberately allowing a company to track my movements, which I do have control over.

I value what little privacy I do have left. Thus, I would be reluctant to sell the rights to follow my movements on the net at any cost.

It might be an illusion or delusion on my part. But, I do want to retain at the semblence of having some control here.

I have to disagree here, Kobi. A lot of these companies already track our movements through cookies and other trackers. When we go to a website, a cookie attaches itself to our computer, some websites have a very low priority on privacy, and I can't think of many sites that can't be hacked.

I do a lot on-line: I shop, I bank, I sell stuff, I network, etc. I would love to know that what I am doing and where I am going is private, I just hold no illusion - or delusion if you prefer but I tend to think of it more along the lines of the man behind the curtain - that I actually have that kind of privacy.

So I stand by my original post - if a company wants to follow me around and see how many times I go to Amazon or Facebook, or Casual Male XL and how long I spend at each site while 1. I am fully aware of it and 2. they are paying me, then yes, I would sign up.

It sure beats them following me around for free and without my knowledge!

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by Celtic Spirit

I have to disagree here, Kobi. A lot of these companies already track our movements through cookies and other trackers. When we go to a website, a cookie attaches itself to our computer, some websites have a very low priority on privacy, and I can't think of many sites that can't be hacked.

I do a lot on-line: I shop, I bank, I sell stuff, I network, etc. I would love to know that what I am doing and where I am going is private, I just hold no illusion - or delusion if you prefer but I tend to think of it more along the lines of the man behind the curtain - that I actually have that kind of privacy.

So I stand by my original post - if a company wants to follow me around and see how many times I go to Amazon or Facebook, or Casual Male XL and how long I spend at each site while 1. I am fully aware of it and 2. they are paying me, then yes, I would sign up.

It sure beats them following me around for free and without my knowledge!

I hear you. We can agree to disagree. Cookies can be deleted. And delusions aren't for everyone