IP: Doublclick disables opt-out?

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 05:16:51 -0800 (PST)
> From: Dan Gillmor <dgillmor () sjmercury com>
> To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
> Subject: Doublclick disables opt-out?
>
> Dave, in my column this week
>
> (online version: http://weblog.mercurycenter.com/ejournal/2000/01/26 --
> print: http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/columns/gillmor/docs/dg012800.htm)
>
> I showed people how to opt out of DoubleClick's tracking. It may be just a
> coincidence, but readers have reported (and my experience seems to verify)
> that you can no longer opt out. Instead they got a login dialog box for
> clients.
>
> So, as of this moment, you can't opt out of DoubleClick surveillance.