[THIN] Re: Never mind the privacy in Google Chrome... be more worried about IE8
- From: "Steve Greenberg" <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:18:41 -0700
Don't kid yourselves, we are in an era in which large multi-national
corporations are seeking to own and manipulate our data. Just like the
industrial revolution in which the population was exploited for labor and to
be the consumers, they are using our data in ways we don't even know is
possible.
Why do I sometimes receive odd snail mail which has a piece of data related
to my ex-wife, myself and my current wife? The data is being mined and
manipulated, this is just the tip of iceberg, hold one, more is on the way!!
Steve Greenberg
Thin Client Computing
34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
Scottsdale, AZ 85266
(602) 432-8649
www.thinclient.net
steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:18 AM
To: THIN; windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Never mind the privacy in Google Chrome... be more worried
about IE8
The IE8 privacy policy notes:
When Suggested Sites is turned on, the addresses of websites you visit are
sent to Microsoft, together with some standard information from your
computer such as IP address, browser type, regional and language settings.
To help protect your privacy, the information is encrypted when sent to
Microsoft. Information associated with the web address, such as search terms
or data you entered in forms might be included. For example, if you visited
the Microsoft.com search website at http://search.microsoft.com and entered
"Seattle" as the search term, the full address
http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?q=Seattle
<http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?q=Seattle&qsc0=0&FORM=QBMH1&mkt=en
-US> &qsc0=0&FORM=QBMH1&mkt=en-US will be sent. Address strings might
unintentionally contain personal information, but this information is not
used to identify, contact or target advertising to you.
Big brother is watching! Oh my strings might contain personal information
but don't worry, Microsoft won't do anything with that information. Really?
Seriously? Pluheese.
Jim Kenzig
Blog: http://www.techblink.com
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