July 12, 2006 – MichaelZimmer.org

Tracking Web Users with ClickTale

Posted by Michael Zimmeron July 12, 2006in Internet, Privacy2 Comments

Fellow PhD student Alice Marwick blogs about TechCrunch's coverage of ClickTale, the latest in website surveillance tools: ClickTale shows you the full story: every mouse movement, every click and every scrolling action. By using ClickTale you will gain insights that…

San Francisco Investigates AT&T, but what about Google?

Posted by Michael Zimmeron July 12, 2006in Internet, Privacy, Search Engines2 Comments

The City of San Francisco is investigating AT&T's alleged cooperation with the NSA wiretapping and considering possible "consequences" the company could face in its extensive municipal contracts if it is found violating the civil liberties of the city's citizens. Meanwhile,…

USA Today: Data miners dig a little deeper

Posted by Michael Zimmeron July 12, 2006in Internet, Privacy1 Comment

USA Today has an article on the depth and breadth of personal information mined by online service providers, such as Microsoft's Hotmail free e-mail service, in order to provide marketers with highly detailed consumer profiles: Data miners dig a little…