I am a news junkie... Microsoft site, and yahoo mostly....
Well to post to some of the stories that pop up.... you have to go to the news agency site and "log on" to let them know your "opinion".
I usually don't post because i'm a security nerd... I hate aggressive ads or cookies.
I went to sign into one of the news sites.... yeah... its one I rate along with the Examiner and the Star... but wanted to post my opinion none the less.
Until I read the EULA.... this is an excerpt from the policy
Business Insider (online site) Information Policy
b. Non-Personal Information We
Automatically Collect About You
This type of information is collected anonymously through the use of technology, such as third-party cookies, web beacons,
and other similar methods. No PII is collected through these methods. Non-personal information we
automatically collect may include,
but is
not limited to:
•Hardware/software information (
geographic location, IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, bandwidth, etc.)
•Analytics information (time spent on the Sites, number of pages viewed, referring web page, browsing information,
social sharing, etc.)
•Advertising information (type of ads seen, number of times ads were served, pages where the ads were served, etc.)
•Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and
similar technologies.
It kills me how they get away with these things....
They know where you are, who your friends are (bet if your friends knew they would be unhappy).... what modem you are using, what computer you are typing from...
Are you getting this fella's?
LOL, I forgot what I signed onto when I joined this site.... maybe I should go back a read it a bit.
So I guess what I am saying is.... welcome to the new age..... no matter who you are, they (whoever they are, most likely the google nerds, and whoever they sell your information to) know where, when and how you like your internet....
Also.. how is your IP, you location, your system information, your social sharing...not PERSONAL????
And no matter what you think.... THEY... are watching you.... sleep tight