Of course, it was addressed "Dear Golf Club Express Member" or some such... and I don't do golf, and I've never told anything that I do. *sigh*
I can't believe it; I just recieved my first spam marked ADV:, in accordence with the new Colorado law. Wow.
Does this violate any concievable rights we may have?
Why do so many companies think that as soon as you run their installation program, they can do anything they want to your computer? Why does Real Player install 7 icons and take over the treatment of 10-15 file types, without ever asking?
Microsoft's ActiveX Too Active?: "Microsoft says it will fix its ActiveX installation program after a Spanish Web developer discovered that it modifies users' computers without asking for their permission."
Wow, cool! I have to admit I fully expected it to pass with flying colors.
CNET.com - News - The Net - Michigan town votes down library Net filtering: "Unofficial results showed that residents here voted 4,379 to 3,626 against the proposal, which would have cut off funding to the library unless the filters were installed."
"The latest news is, I'm not surprised to say, the usual dismal stuff."
News, Views and a Silicon Valley Diary: "I've been making it a point lately to test the privacy features of Web sites and other kinds of interactions I have with businesses. I do this both because I want to guard my own privacy, and to collect data for this journal.
More Thoughts on ETP as Community: On Deciding... Better: "And there's respect and politeness here. I don't know how we get along without alcohol as social lubricant."