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Last week  a call center person was at the receiving end of my ire. He called me up and told me that abc was the outstanding on my credit card and I could avail myself of a personal loan to pay it off. What irked me wasn't the call, but the fact that someone had my credit details. And it wasn't the bank or VISA, but some little kid in a call centre who can call up my details and tell me what is on offer.<\/p>\n

If my Government did this to me, I would be up in arms. But, stuff like companies outsourcing my data to some third party for a fourth product I have not even asked for is par for the course. And, it isn't just mobile telephony companies and credit card companies that are at fault … every body and his kitchen sink seems to be able to gather information on you … and proposition with stuff that you like or think that you need. <\/p>\n

The idea that someone has data on me and is using it to make others attractive to me … is disconcerting. If another human being did, what companies do to you … it would possibly be called stalking. And, while we take cognizance of the steps that the Government takes to keep tabs on our lives, for most of us .. the thought that corporate entities would be tracking our activities does not really bother us to the extent that it should.<\/p>\n

But, it bothers the father of the internet<\/strong><\/a> [tag]Tim Berner Lee[\/tag] <\/p>\n

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The creator of the web has said consumers need to be protected against systems which can track their activity on the internet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Sir Tim said he did not want his ISP to track which websites he visited. <\/p>\n

"I want to know if I look up a whole lot of books about some form of cancer that that's not going to get to my insurance company and I'm going to find my insurance premium is going to go up by 5% because they've figured I'm looking at those books," he said.<\/p>\n

Sir Tim said his data and web history belonged to him.He said: "It's mine – you can't have it. If you want to use it for something, then you have to negotiate with me. I have to agree, I have to understand what I'm getting in return."<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is such logic … they are using rights that you haven't assigned to them …. as such they are violating your IP \ud83d\ude42 that would be an interesting legal argument<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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