How much is your privacy worth? Google offering to pay web users to track their every move

[Parker]

Originally Posted by Kobi

To me, there is a distinct difference between the availability of information on the internet, which I have no control over, and deliberately allowing a company to track my movements, which I do have control over.

I value what little privacy I do have left. Thus, I would be reluctant to sell the rights to follow my movements on the net at any cost.

It might be an illusion or delusion on my part. But, I do want to retain at the semblence of having some control here.

I have to disagree here, Kobi. A lot of these companies already track our movements through cookies and other trackers. When we go to a website, a cookie attaches itself to our computer, some websites have a very low priority on privacy, and I can't think of many sites that can't be hacked.

I do a lot on-line: I shop, I bank, I sell stuff, I network, etc. I would love to know that what I am doing and where I am going is private, I just hold no illusion - or delusion if you prefer but I tend to think of it more along the lines of the man behind the curtain - that I actually have that kind of privacy.

So I stand by my original post - if a company wants to follow me around and see how many times I go to Amazon or Facebook, or Casual Male XL and how long I spend at each site while 1. I am fully aware of it and 2. they are paying me, then yes, I would sign up.

It sure beats them following me around for free and without my knowledge!