~The Catch-All Drawer~
Monday, June 07, 2004
Another "Big Brother is Watching" Deal?
It costs $50 a year from www.didyoureadit.com
Here is an article in the NY Times with their take on the Here is an article in the NY Times with their take on the technology.
The real deal is that the software embeds little graphic files called "web bugs" in the email that report back. Privacy groups are complaining, but it is legal, and you might have been the victim withough ever knowing it. But since it is similar to caller-ID, it might not be as big a threat as it first seems to be.
Tossed in by: R.G.B.
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