Privacy search-engine company DuckDuckGo submits “The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019” to improve online pr

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The creators of privacy-based search-engine DuckDuckGo have written proposed legislation for the US that would enforce greater privacy of online user data when people enable Do Not Track features in their browser. As DuckDuckGo write, currently many websites ignore when people enable the Do Not Track setting in their browser.


Overview of the Do-Not-Track Act of 2019
When you turn on the setting in your browser that says “Do Not Track”, you probably expect to no longer be tracked on most websites you visit. Right? Well, you would be wrong. But don’t worry, you’re not alone.

Our recent study on the Do Not Track (DNT) browser setting indicated that about a quarter of people have turned on this setting, and most were unaware big sites do not respect it. That means approximately 75 million Americans, 115 million citizens of the European Union, and many more people worldwide are, right now, broadcasting a DNT signal.

All of these people are actively asking the sites they visit to not track them. Unfortunately, no law requires websites to respect your Do Not Track signals, and the vast majority of sites, including most all of the big tech companies, sadly choose to simply ignore them.

Let’s change that now. Let’s put teeth behind this widely used browser setting by making a law that would align with current consumer expectations and empower people to more easily regain control of their online privacy.

The full act: The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019


If you live in the US and want to contact your representative's office and ask that they support this act, here are some resources to help with getting in touch:

House of representatives search by zip-code: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
House of representatives directory: https://www.house.gov/representatives
Senator directory: https://www.senate.gov/senators/index.htm

Here's How To Contact Your U.S. Senators & Representatives


The CEO of DuckDuckGo has made posts on Quora advocating for online privacy and explaining DDG's business model: What-is-What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo?
 
The creators of privacy-based search-engine DuckDuckGo have written proposed legislation for the US that would enforce greater privacy of online user data when people enable Do Not Track features in their browser. As DuckDuckGo write, currently many websites ignore when people enable the Do Not Track setting in their browser.


Overview of the Do-Not-Track Act of 2019


The full act: The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019


If you live in the US and want to contact your representative's office and ask that they support this act, here are some resources to help with getting in touch:

House of representatives search by zip-code: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
House of representatives directory: https://www.house.gov/representatives
Senator directory: https://www.senate.gov/senators/index.htm

Here's How To Contact Your U.S. Senators & Representatives

I support this, but it goes nowhere near far enough. I think we need overarching comprehensive regulation covering all aspects of internet privacy

- I think we need the ability to see a comprehensive list of who has our data, what they are using it for, regardless of when or how it was collected, and the ability to revoke their permission to use it, forcing its deletion.

- I want a ban on using my shopping habits in data collected from my credit card, or frequent shopper discount cards as well. I also want using my cellphone location data banned. Any data collected on my from any source should require me to opt in if I want it used. Once I opt in, I should have a complete list of who is using my data, and a way to opt out and delete historically collected data at any time I choose.

- I want a low requiring all settings to default to the lest permissive, making any data sharing explicitly opt in, not opt out.

- I want laws prohibiting any service from being offered in exchange for private data. If a service is free, the same service must be offered regardless of which extent you opt in to share data. If a service is paid, the same price must be charged regardless of whether you opt in.

I have a laundry list, but I feel we need to put an end to the modern big data industry, and return things to back in the day when server logs were server logs that sat untouched unless someone needed to troubleshoot something. I don't care if it kills off half the businesses in silicon valley. This bullshit must end. We cannot allow fear over harming business interests get in the way of protecting peoples RIGHT to privacy.

The CEO of DuckDuckGo has made posts on Quora advocating for online privacy and explaining DDG's business model: What-is-What is the revenue generation model for DuckDuckGo?

Lol @ Quora.

What other services are they on. Pintrest?


Also, WTF Firefox spell check? :eek:

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Sam Harris just did a great podcast with Roger McNamee about FaceBook, Google, etc. and privacy. Worth your time.
https://samharris.org/podcasts/152-trouble-facebook/
Surprise takeaways: This Can Be Fixed.
Apple doesn't spy on you like the others, weird huh. And Congress Critters are gonna have to regulate this sh1t.

Ok
Your gonna scream 2 HOURS LONG (so did I) but it's worth it.
 
All "do not track" means is you get random ads on websites instead of targeted ads. You still need to take responsibility to protect yourself and your data.
I support this, but it goes nowhere near far enough. I think we need overarching comprehensive regulation covering all aspects of internet privacy

- I think we need the ability to see a comprehensive list of who has our data, what they are using it for, regardless of when or how it was collected, and the ability to revoke their permission to use it, forcing its deletion.

- I want a ban on using my shopping habits in data collected from my credit card, or frequent shopper discount cards as well. I also want using my cellphone location data banned. Any data collected on my from any source should require me to opt in if I want it used. Once I opt in, I should have a complete list of who is using my data, and a way to opt out and delete historically collected data at any time I choose.

- I want a low requiring all settings to default to the lest permissive, making any data sharing explicitly opt in, not opt out.

- I want laws prohibiting any service from being offered in exchange for private data. If a service is free, the same service must be offered regardless of which extent you opt in to share data. If a service is paid, the same price must be charged regardless of whether you opt in.

I have a laundry list, but I feel we need to put an end to the modern big data industry, and return things to back in the day when server logs were server logs that sat untouched unless someone needed to troubleshoot something. I don't care if it kills off half the businesses in silicon valley. This bullshit must end. We cannot allow fear over harming business interests get in the way of protecting peoples RIGHT to privacy.



Lol @ Quora.

What other services are they on. Pintrest?


Also, WTF Firefox spell check? :eek:

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Surprised an old fart like you doesn't know the word "niggard."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/niggard
 
All "do not track" means is you get random ads on websites instead of targeted ads. You still need to take responsibility to protect yourself and your data.

Surprised an old fart like you doesn't know the word "niggard."
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/niggard

I am familiar with the word and its meaning. I just assumed it had a racist origin, and as such was no longer in active use.

Turns out the word is not related to, and way pre-dates the n-word used to describe black people.

I still don't think I'd actively use it, as others will likely make the same assumption I did, and it's better to not create false impressions, or have to dig oneself out of that hole.
 
I am familiar with the word and its meaning. I just assumed it had a racist origin, and as such was no longer in active use.

Turns out the word is not related to, and way pre-dates the n-word used to describe black people.

I still don't think I'd actively use it, as others will likely make the same assumption I did, and it's better to not create false impressions, or have to dig oneself out of that hole.
Well I'll just leave this derailment at the fact that a politician was forced to resign a couple (few?) years ago for using the word, and I won't say anymore lest we drift into Soapbox territory.
 
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