Comments on: Can you be an affiliate and be pro-privacy? http://www.leavingthedayjob.com/2008/03/17/can-you-be-an-affiliate-and-be-pro-privacy/ Leaving the day job through the wonders of affiliate marketing Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:34:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Monty http://www.leavingthedayjob.com/2008/03/17/can-you-be-an-affiliate-and-be-pro-privacy/#comment-713 Monty Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:17:59 +0000 http://www.leavingthedayjob.com/2008/03/17/can-you-be-an-affiliate-and-be-pro-privacy/#comment-713 Hi Jez Thanks for your comments. I agree about Gmail. I use it myself. I disagree though that data isn't personal unless it includes names or personal details. As I say in the post, the AOL data fiasco proved that individuals can still be identified even from apparently anonymous data. Ultimately it's up to individuals how much data they are prepared to give up. A lot of people enjoy filling in those surveys you get in newspapers in return for the chance to win a hamper or something. I wouldn't do that. Either way, it's a choice you make. Phorm, it seems, is not a choice. Hi Jez

Thanks for your comments.

I agree about Gmail. I use it myself. I disagree though that data isn’t personal unless it includes names or personal details. As I say in the post, the AOL data fiasco proved that individuals can still be identified even from apparently anonymous data.

Ultimately it’s up to individuals how much data they are prepared to give up. A lot of people enjoy filling in those surveys you get in newspapers in return for the chance to win a hamper or something. I wouldn’t do that. Either way, it’s a choice you make. Phorm, it seems, is not a choice.

]]> By: Jez http://www.leavingthedayjob.com/2008/03/17/can-you-be-an-affiliate-and-be-pro-privacy/#comment-712 Jez Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:42:21 +0000 http://www.leavingthedayjob.com/2008/03/17/can-you-be-an-affiliate-and-be-pro-privacy/#comment-712 Are you tracking people (names / personal details) or machines (IP's / sessions). IMO it is not a privacy issue unless you attempt to track people. Unless my ISP sells my personal details to match my IP / Port I couldn't care less. Its the same argument with Gmail... I use Gmail all the time and don't feel my privacy is being invaded by a bit of adsense... if someone at Gmail were reading my emails that would be different... Are you tracking people (names / personal details) or machines (IP’s / sessions).

IMO it is not a privacy issue unless you attempt to track people.

Unless my ISP sells my personal details to match my IP / Port I couldn’t care less.

Its the same argument with Gmail… I use Gmail all the time and don’t feel my privacy is being invaded by a bit of adsense… if someone at Gmail were reading my emails that would be different…

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