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Privacy Groups Want Online ‘Do Not Call’

Posted Oct 31, 07 3:59 PM CDT in US,  Technology 

(Newser) – Consumer and privacy advocates have proposed a voluntary online “Do Not Track” list that would bar companies from monitoring web traffic for the purpose of targeting ads. Modeled on the popular “Do Not Call” list, which blocks phone telemarketers, the new proposal wouldn’t outlaw ads altogether, the Post and Times report, but would disallow the use of behavioral data.

The FTC will take up the recommendation, though it doesn’t currently control online privacy policies. An advertisers' trade group does offer users an “opt-out cookie,” but only 20% of ad networks belong—and advocates claim it isn’t tracking-proof. Another proposal to the FTC would allow consumers to modify their profiles: football lovers, for example, could correct data pegging them as golf enthusiasts.

Sources Washington Post, New York Times

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