Internet tracking, its one of those things we never really think about. We all go along each day blissfully unaware that every search, every purchase we make is most likely being tracked by the websites we visit. Most website companies use this information to push advertisements that are customized to what you like. No big deal right, but what about the companies that sell the information they gather from us without our permission. Shouldn’t we have a say in what information companies can gather from us or at the very least force them to obtain our permission first.
Last year it was discovered that Verizon and AT&T had been tracking their customers with what is now known as a supercookie. This supercookie allowed them monitor the different websites their customers would visit, even in the incognito mode, and collect information from that on the customers’ interests. (Timberg, “Verizon, AT&T tracking their users with ‘supercookies’”) This is, of course, done by the companies in order to make more targeted personalized advertisements for their customers. This seems like a good idea to some people who want more personalization from the internet. To others it seems like a huge invasion of their privacy.
In the essay “Facebook is Using You” Lori Andrews writes that, “Ads …show more content…
Well for starters, we should have some type of straight forward internet privacy law that requires website companies to ask for peoples’ permission to use their data. The law should also make it mandatory for these companies to tell us exactly what kind of data and information they are collecting from us. In the essay “Facebook is Using You” Lori Andrew found that in a 2008 Consumer Reports poll, 93% of people thought that website companies should ask for some type of permission before collecting any personal data for users.
Last year it was discovered that Verizon and AT&T had been tracking their customers with what is now known as a supercookie. This supercookie allowed them monitor the different websites their customers would visit, even in the incognito mode, and collect information from that on the customers’ interests. (Timberg, “Verizon, AT&T tracking their users with ‘supercookies’”) This is, of course, done by the companies in order to make more targeted personalized advertisements for their customers. This seems like a good idea to some people who want more personalization from the internet. To others it seems like a huge invasion of their privacy.
In the essay “Facebook is Using You” Lori Andrews writes that, “Ads …show more content…
Well for starters, we should have some type of straight forward internet privacy law that requires website companies to ask for peoples’ permission to use their data. The law should also make it mandatory for these companies to tell us exactly what kind of data and information they are collecting from us. In the essay “Facebook is Using You” Lori Andrew found that in a 2008 Consumer Reports poll, 93% of people thought that website companies should ask for some type of permission before collecting any personal data for users.