December 13, 2007
How can you tell if a website is collecting info about you?
I got an email from my isp saying I violated some kind of copyright law.
got me wondering. Is there anyway to know whether a site I visit collects my ip address or any other kind of identifying information? Lets say I go to a site on camcorders, can the site collect my info and then sell it to marketing people? Can I expect to get regular mail from Sony, Canon, and others on their new products?
Filed under Email Marketing by Marketing.
Comments
December 13, 2007
Tirsa R said:
There is not really a way to see if sites are collecting your information as it happens, but the best you can do is try to prevent it from happening in the first place. Normally you have to consent to things like that in some way.
for the fine print on any web page you visit. If it says they can and/or will sell or give your information to a third party, leave the site.
sites, however, will have a box that you check that will say something to the effect of "Yes! I would like to receive notices from Canon and its affiliates regarding new products and special offers in my e-mail!" and another one that says "I do not wish to receive e-mails from Canon and its affiliates." In that situation, you would obviously click "No" because clicking "Yes" would allow Canon to share your information with it's "affiliates." Disabling cookies in your browser will help as well.