tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457830999401091234.post5277099466998834128..comments2023-10-07T01:19:58.803-07:00Comments on ghosts in the machine: Ask.com and Microsoft call for privacy standardsSharon E. Herberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14409428180680216979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457830999401091234.post-47373310832088286262007-08-05T05:28:00.000-07:002007-08-05T05:28:00.000-07:00Thanks Sharon! I hadn't heard of all the groups th...Thanks Sharon! I hadn't heard of all the groups that you mentioned in that post, I'll have to check them out.Mike Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324660275982861597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457830999401091234.post-2104843143158166032007-08-03T11:38:00.000-07:002007-08-03T11:38:00.000-07:00You are right to be concerned about this, Mike. I ...You are right to be concerned about this, Mike. I wrote an earlier post on the topic http://gitm2.blogspot.com/2007/04/google-doubleclick-merger-privacy.html<BR/>and will keep following any developments.Sharon E. Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409428180680216979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457830999401091234.post-61123380198067833642007-08-01T10:31:00.000-07:002007-08-01T10:31:00.000-07:00I had read a number of items about Google and Priv...I had read a number of items about Google and Privacy, and one thing that I was thinking about was how much more user data they acquired when they purchased DoubleClick.<BR/><BR/>Double click was famous for using third party cookies on the web sites they advertise with, so that they could gather even more information about users.<BR/><BR/>It is bad enough that Google has all of the information already, but add the DoubleClick data, and it gets even more scary.Mike Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324660275982861597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457830999401091234.post-56434243059970499352007-07-26T12:30:00.000-07:002007-07-26T12:30:00.000-07:00Yes, Microsoft has certainly thrown down the gaunt...Yes, Microsoft has certainly thrown down the gauntlet on this issue; we'll see if Google picks it up. Surely if they all put their heads together they can come up with a way to preserve the kind of data they require to generate advertising revenue without having to collect and save user-specific data.Sharon E. Herberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409428180680216979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457830999401091234.post-35247113668827524692007-07-26T05:34:00.000-07:002007-07-26T05:34:00.000-07:00It surprises me that Google is not leading this in...It surprises me that Google is not <I>leading</I> this initiative. Kudos to Microsoft for stepping forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com