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Legislation against the “big brothers” of the web

I think it is an intrusion into everyone’s privacy that search engines like Google, Yahoo! or Live! collect and analyze personal data for the (sole?) purpose of marketing. I strongly oppose User-Tracking, User-Analysis and User-Predication – all elements omnipresent in Google’s service. And I am not alone - an increasing number of users oppose this type of espionage that powerful and populous Internet-companies use (against us).

But now opposition can also be felt in the US. In the New York Times, Richard L. Brodsky, democratic delegate in the New York Senate, demanded legislation that would prevent Internet-companies like Google & Co. to collect data from its users without their knowing. The users should/must know what information is collected about them or should be able to prevent Google from tracking them down. Brodsky also considers the targeted ads to be alarming.

That is also my request: tell us what personal data is saved about us! Stop your data-collection fervidness! And the legislation should not only be implemented in New York, but worldwide. Brodsky’s demand is a hot potato that most certainly will be targeted by the lobbyists of all big Internet companies affected. Their core capital - information on hundreds of millions of users worldwide - used for marketing purposes is at stake. This essential component of their business could be destroyed. The complete article is available in the New York Times. Opposition against Google is beginning to form.

I hope this is just the beginning.

New York Times ein Gesetz, das Internet-Firmen wie Google & Co. verbieten soll, nicht mehr ohne Wissen des Nutzers willkürlich Daten zu sammeln. Die Nutzer sollen/müssen wissen, was über sie gesammelt wird oder sollen Google & Co. verbieten können, sie zu verfolgen. Brodsky stuft vor allem die „zielgerichtete Werbung“ als bedenklich ein.Das ist genau auch meine Forderung: Sagt uns, welche Daten ihr von uns gespeichert habt! Stoppt eure Datensammelleidenschaft! Das Gesetz soll nicht nur in New York, sondern US-weit gelten. Brodskys Forderung ist jedenfalls ein heißes Eisen, das die Lobbyisting der betroffenen Internetfirmen mit Garantie zu verhindern versuchen, denn damit würde man ihnen ihr Kapital - Informationen über hunderte Millionen Nutzer, die man braucht, um Marketing und zielgerichtete Werbung im Web zu betreiben -, wegnehmen. Den gesamten Artikel gibt’s auf der New York Times. Es formiert sich Widerstand gegen die Methoden von Google & Co.Ich hoffe, dass das erst der Anfang ist.

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