if you had any doubts about internet privacy

[sky otter]

about big brother....sigh

Verizon Spying Controversy Confuses Executive, Implies Personal Privacy Is Gone

Personal privacy is at a premium on the Internet as major companies have continued to quietly monetize the information that customers voluntarily post about themselves. In Verizon's new privacy policy, the phone and internet giant added a clause that allows the wireless company to share more of a customer's data with advertisers.



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Verizon Wireless president and CEO, Dan Mead (L) and Chief Operating Officer of Apple, Tim Cook answer questions during Verizon's iPhone 4 launch event in New York January 11, 2011.


Now, Verizon will monitor the websites Internet customers visit and how often someone visits those sites. Verzion subscribers will also be tracked through the location of their phone. The company is citing a customer-first attitude in instituting these changes, excusing the Big Brother connotations by saying advertisers will be able to better appeal to people if they know their web habits and physical location.

They will also keep a close eye on app usage. BGR.com reports that advertisers will be able to access someone's information and be able to infer their demographic for the benefit of "private business and marketing reports" and "making mobile ads more relevant."

Verizon did claim, however, that someone's personal identity will never be at stake. Instead, companies will be able to decipher someone's potential buying habits by determining if the apps they use are generally geared toward men or women, young or older people.

rest here
http://www.ibtimes.com/verizon-spying-controversy-confuses-executive-implies-personal-privacy-gone-849189

[Amaterasu]

All in the name of money...  [sigh]  The evils that will vanish when We eliminate the need for money (exchange, in all its forms).

[Shasta56]

Internet privacy is an oxymoron.

Shasta

[sky otter]

pimander..between us we really should have added the last line of the article

He also warned of the new policy as the logical next step, a sign of things to come.

"That's really where data is going today," he said.

"Data is the new oil."


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meant to add this but got sidetracked by your edit..lol
must be the day to let folks know.
yeah..right.!.




http://redtape.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/19/14541431-big-brother-meets-big-data-governments-start-scrutinizing-credit-card-records?lite&ocid=msnhp

Big Brother meets Big Data: Governments start scrutinizing credit card records
By Bob Sullivan

The economy is so bad in Argentina that the government recently said it would start taxing overseas credit card purchases. It also demanded that banks report all credit card transactions -- foreign or domestic -- saying the data would be used to find tax cheats.

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The obvious question: Could it happen here?  There are grand cultural and economic differences between Argentina and the United States, but if the history of privacy tells us anything, it is this: Governments and corporations can rarely resist the temptation of using technology to gain the upper hand.

 

[zorgon]

All in the name of money...  [sigh]  The evils that will vanish when We eliminate the need for money (exchange, in all its forms).

Well until that magic dream comes about....

I will make that money thread today....

[hoss58]

  "Customers  personal identity will never be at stake....... please ........ " thats right up there with    "the check is in the mail"   and a few other ones but you get the point .

[Amaterasu]

Well until that magic dream comes about....

I will make that money thread today....

Been waiting with 'bated breath!