Consumer Groups Advocate for 'Do Not Track' Registry 146
eldavojohn writes "Consumer groups are asking for a 'do not track' registry to be implemented, similar to the successful and popular 'do not call' registry. Tracking companies are asking for examples where tracking has caused harm, and would rather the industry stay self-regulated. 'In December, the FTC approved Google's purchase of advertising rival DoubleClick over the objections of some privacy groups. At the same time, the agency urged advertisers to let computer users bar advertisers from collecting information on them, to provide "reasonable security" for any data and to collect data on health conditions or other sensitive issues only with the consumer's express consent.'"
Easiest way to opt out (Score:3, Informative)
Re:How do you "not track" (Score:3, Informative)
http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/dart_adserving.aspx [doubleclick.com]
The catch being that if you do clear your cookies, you'll have to re-set the opt out cookie as well.
If you care, here's the URL to opt-out of the other big ad network:
http://www.atlassolutions.com/optout.aspx [atlassolutions.com]
I don't have all of them, but Doubleclick and Atlas cover something like 75-80% of the market.
Re:No, I'm not going to see the ads. (Score:5, Informative)
Advertising in Most first world countries is anti-happiness. As explained by Professor Richard Layard: [abc.net.au]
Re:First things first (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Individually register to stay anonymous... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:No, I'm not going to see the ads. (Score:3, Informative)
If a company doesn't tell what they produce, the public doesn't know it's there.