Category Archives: Do Not Track

Today’s Privacyfix: Enable Twitter’s Do-Not-Track setting

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Ryan Wakely

Followers are what makes Twitter work. A tweet without followers is like a tree that falls in the forest and no one is around to see it — does it make a sound? But while you may want more followers, you … Continue reading →

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Just who are these trackers?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Jim Brock

It’s a frequently asked question from our users. How could there possibly be more than 1,200 companies collecting data about you as you across the web and mobile apps? This quick video from the Interactive Advertising Bureau illustrates the increasingly … Continue reading →

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Would Do-Not-Track lead to “data oligopolies”?

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Jim Brock

The latest critique of Do-Not-Track (the proposed universal tracking opt-out choice for web users) is that it will increase the concentration of consumer behavioral data in the hands of a few companies like Google and Facebook. Only these mega-brands have … Continue reading →

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Privacyfixing Internet Explorer

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Jim Brock

Today we’re pleased to announce our first Privacyfix offering for Internet Explorer 9. It’s available at privacyfix.com when you visit with the IE9 browser. Watch this video to see how it works: To start, our focus for IE9 users is … Continue reading →

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Do Not Track arrives for mobile apps, courtesy of Apple and Google (really)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Jim Brock

Google’s ad network for mobile apps, Admob, released their new development tools for the latest Apple mobile operating system, iOS6. This is the kit that mobile application developers use to integrate AdMob advertising into their iPhone and iPad apps. In … Continue reading →

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Apple’s cynical implementation of mobile Do-Not-Track

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Jim Brock

You may have heard that the new version of Apple’s mobile software includes a feature allowing you to limit tracking by advertisers when you use different sites and apps on your iPhone or iPad. In spirit, it is supposed to … Continue reading →

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Privacy and the Fourth Wave of Ad Tech

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Jim Brock

I follow news and commentary from the ad technology business because it provides a window into emerging data practices affecting consumer privacy. Consider this article by Eric Picard, in which he writes about the coming Fourth Wave of ad technology: … Continue reading →

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StumbleUpon follows Twitter on Do Not Track

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Jim Brock

Like Twitter, long-standing site-recommendation service StumbleUpon collects data about your visits across a big network of sites that feature StumbleUpon widgets. Also like Twitter, StumbleUpon now recognizes the Do Not Track signal when you enable it in your browser. This … Continue reading →

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The data-for-value exchange made explicit

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Jim Brock

There’s no shortage of studies that measure how much people hate being tracked online or the importance of good privacy practices to customer trust. Usually this kind of research is designed to drive a regulatory agenda or sales of some … Continue reading →

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Microsoft, Do-Not-Track and the Moral Highground

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Jim Brock

Microsoft announced last week that the next version of Internet Explorer will not only feature the Do-Not-Track setting, it will come with that setting turned “on” without any action by the user. Given IE’s substantial (though declining) market share, this … Continue reading →

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