EFF Research in Web user tracking via Browser info strings

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: January 27, 2010 1:41:30 PM EST
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] EFF Research in Web user tracking via Browser  
> info strings

> ----- Forwarded message from Mark Boolootian <booloo () ucsc edu> -----
>
> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:39:24 -0800
> From: Mark Boolootian <booloo () ucsc edu>
> Subject: Re: EFF Research in Web user tracking via Browser info
>    strings
>
> Of similar interest:
>
>
> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:44:39 -0500
> > From: Craig E Wills <cew () WPI EDU>
> Subject: Web privacy and whattheyknow about you
>
> As part of a project investigating privacy and tracking of user
> activity on the Web, a student, Mihajlo Zeljkovic, and myself have put
> together a Web site that detects sites that your browser has visited.
> The site then shows you how your browsing habits are tracked by
> third-party sites for advertising purposes along with information such
> as location, age and gender that is inferred about you by these  
> advertisers.
>
> In addition to showing you results, it asks for feedback on tools you
> may use to prevent third-party sites from learning about your browsing
> behavior.
>
> The site does not store any information such as cookies or IP address
> that could identify you.  By participating you will not only be able  
> to
> see your results, but aggregate results of others who have  
> participated.
>
> It's easy to use and you just might learn something!  Please go to the
> site:
>
>  http://whattheyknow.cs.wpi.edu/
>
> and click the button to "Find out What They Know".  If you find it
> interesting please recommend it to others to try.
>
>                                - Craig Wills
>                                  WPI Computer Science
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----



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