Comments on: New York Bill Could Cripple Google et al’s Personal Data Collection

By: SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 21, 2008

SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 21, 2008 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:20:59 +0000

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By: Prosperity Writer

Prosperity Writer — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:30:14 +0000

its really necessary to have more than one email account. one for personal use, we give only to our family and trusted friends.

and more email addys so we can sign up for a lot of freebies being offered around the internet.

this is where the problem begins. most of these offers are double opt-in, so we cannot complain that the next offers they send us are spam.

By: nyte

nyte — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:15:59 +0000

myself i dont want my personal imformation all over the net thats why i use false names and never use my real address i think i should be safe at all times when surfing the net so i agree with the bill

By: David Snyder

David Snyder — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:41:50 +0000

As an internet marketer I agree.

As a consumer I disagree.

FOX doesn’t have a chip in my television telling them what my viewing habits are, unless you volunteer for the broadcasters to be able to monitor that data by giving you a Nielsen box.

The New York Times doesn’t know how their ads are effecting your purchasing methods unless you volunteer that information via survey.

As an internet marketer I relish in how easy we are able to get accurate data in real time.

But at what expense?

I believe that consumers should feel comfortable with how they were chosen for a message as much as with the message itself, and as our real lives continue to merge with our online lives people may find it less and less comforting that their lives are being monitored for message targeting.

I hope it doesn’t pass for purely selfish reasons, but I understand why it is gaining some favor outside of the internet world.

By: Search Engine Optimization Journal

Search Engine Optimization Journal — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:09:16 +0000

This would be not only bad for the major search engines but ultimately bad for the consumers too. In order to best advertise, the companies and search engines obviously need to know people’s buying habits and since the consumer seems to have more power these days, it can only in the end benefit them as companies can know what offers will ultimately work for both parties. Hopefully it won’t be passed.