mouse droppings

[j. ercole]

In the march '96 issue of macworld there's a "Viewpoint" reporting on the
progress of the info superhighway.  Privacy and security issues predominate
the text, the primary source of which is larry irving --- "a top
administration adviser on telecommunications."
One issue, "mouse droppings" --- "a trail of every site they visit and for
how long [on the www], was highlighted as an example of existing privacy
regulations falling short of consumer expectations.  Apparently, the
amorphous public is shocked, *SHOCKED* I tell you , to discover that their
service providers are selling the personal preference information to the
highest bidder.  More info in article.
Would some rocket scientist speak to this terrifying mouse droppings issue?


j. ercole <joee at li.net>
ny, usa
pgp public key at: http://www.li.net/~joee/autumn2.html
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