understanding the importance and impact of anonymity and authentication in a networked society
navigation menu top border

.:home:.     .:project:.    .:people:.     .:research:.     .:blog:.     .:resources:.     .:media:.

navigation menu bottom border

: BLOG*ON*NYMITY :

About

Syndicate this site (XML)
RSS 1.0 | RSS 2.0 | Atom

: S E A R C H :



: R E C E N T    E N T R I E S :

: C A T E G O R I E S :

: A R C H I V E S :
main display area top border
« Congress edges toward new privacy rules | Main | VeriChip expands to second U.S. hospital »

Privacy advocates frown on Amazon snooping plan

posted by:Jennifer Manning // 09:21 AM // March 14, 2005 // Surveillance and social sorting

Amazon was granted a patent last week for a system that gathers clues about customers' gift-giving habits in order to suggest future gifts and reminders. It also profiles gift recipients and guesses their age, birthday and gender.

Click here for the CNET article.

Comments

Post a comment




Remember Me?


main display area bottom border

.:privacy:. | .:contact:.


This is a SSHRC funded project:
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada