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INTERNET PRIVACY TODAY
It's Saturday morning and you hop on the Net looking
for some info on smoking-related illnesses 'cause your best friend's thinking
of quitting and you figured you'd help out with some cold, hard facts.
You hit a few web sites, buy a book on the evils of tobacco,
and sign up for a newsletter that delivers a "tip of the week" for people
looking to kick the habit.
A few months later, it's time to renew your medical insurance
at work, but your boss informs you that in order to qualify, you'll need
to take a complete medical and chest x-ray.
Why?
Because your company's insurer drew the wrong conclusion
after buying your profile from a marketing firm that's been tracking your
online habits.
Sound invasive? - it is.
WHAT'S IN STORE
Right now, new technology is emerging that will enable
many of our household appliances to be connected to the Internet.
Your microwave is on the fritz? No problem, hit a few
buttons on the console, and the unit will instantly seek out the manufacturer's
website through its Internet connection and download the code it needs
to correct the problem.
Out of eggs? Your refrigerator is also Net-ready, and
through it you can email your local grocer to fill out your next food
order.
But as more and more of the products we use each day
become Internet-connected, the personal information they collect will
be fed to marketers - and bought and sold without our knowledge or consent.
Those eggs your fridge has been ordering online for you
- coupled with some high-fat foods and cheeses - set off a few warning
bells at your insurance company which recently purchased this information.
Don't be surprised to see your premiums go up next year, or when ads for
cholesterol-lowering products start to appear on your PC.
It's no longer possible to avoid being
tracked online.
The potential for abuse is enormous, as false assumptions
are made about us based on bits of information picked up here and there.
As digital television emerges, our viewing habits will
also be tracked by companies who monitor what we watch, when we watch
it and what we buy.
Spending a lot of time on the home-shopping channel?
Be prepared for a slew of invasive marketing aimed at you for varied products
and services.
Tuned in to the Playboy Channel last night? Watch out
for adult advertisements next time your daughter logs onto the Net from
the home computer.
If we don't lay down the law regarding Internet privacy
while the Net is still in its infancy, we'll never be able to reclaim
it. As individuals, we need the ability to "pull the blinds" online and
say, "Hey, I have a right to privacy!"
We recognize that our customers are concerned about online
privacy. To address these concerns, we have affiliated with Zero-Knowledge
Systems, makers of Freedom -- an Internet privacy software solution that
provides complete control over your personal information.
Freedom is easy-to-use software that works alongside
your existing Internet applications to ensure that all your Internet traffic
remains completely private. No one can learn your personal information
unless you want them to - not even Zero-Knowledge.
Get Freedom and get:
- Private web browsing
- Private email
- Private newsgroups
- Private chat
- Private telnet
- Unsolicited commercial email (spam) filters
- CookieJars™, a cookie management system
- Digital certificates, the electronic version of your
signature
To learn more about what Freedom can do for you and how it works, please
click on the link below:
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- ULTIMATE PRIVACY PROTECTION
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