Articles in the Others Online Category
Dan Solove, Data Aggregation, Latanya Sweeney, Online Privacy, Others Online, Web 2.0 »
A new service called Others Online makes obvious what Google Toolbar and other browser tools do in the background: track users web browsing activities. From their site:
Others Online is a free toolbar that shows you people relevant to your Web browsing and other interests, on every page you visit. We show you the interests you have in common, their Web pages (blog, MySpace profile, Web site, etc.) and online status, all on their terms. We’ll even connect you by IM or email.
…Every time you search the Web, you’ll see people …
