[e-privacy] What They Know

[Andrea Glorioso]

http://whattheyknow.cs.wpi.edu/

   This website is intended to help increase the awareness of users on
   how their Web browsing habits are being tracked by third-party
   sites for advertising purposes. These third-party sites are often
   not even visible to users on the pages they visit.

   What they (the third-party sites) know about you will be shown in
   the results of running the script. The results will present you
   with a list of sites your browser has visited (we cannot access all
   sites in your browser's history, but only query for specific
   sites). For each site on this list we report which third-parties
   have knowledge of your visit to this site. We also predict your age
   and gender based on demographic information for users of these
   sites, as well as your location by using a script from
   [1]www.find-ip-address.org

   At the end of the results we ask for your feedback on what you have
   learned as well as seek information to understand if you are using
   tools to prevent third-party sites from learning about your
   browsing behavior. Thank you for deciding to participate!

   Note: We DO NOT set any cookies, record your IP address or store
   any information that could identify you. All results are anonymous
   and reported in aggregate form, which you can see after completing
   the feedback.

   Your participation is completely voluntary and you are not required
   to answer any of the questions.

   Find out more details on [2]how our script works and what you can
   do to prevent tracking of your browsing behavior.  Find Out What
   They Know About You

   If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at
   [3]whattheyknow at cs.wpi.edu

   [4]vicevi.net
   [5]not visited
   [6]mylink
   [7]linktest

References

   1. http://www.find-ip-address.org/
   2. http://whattheyknow.cs.wpi.edu/how_site_works.html
   3. mailto:%20whattheyknow at cs.wpi.edu
   4. http://www.macys.com/
   5. http://whattheyknow.cs.wpi.edu/\xyz
   6. http://whattheyknow.cs.wpi.edu/ezger
   7. http://whattheyknow.cs.wpi.edu/xyzde

--
     Andrea Glorioso  (M: +32-488-409-055  F: +39-051-930-31-133)
  * Le opinioni espresse in questa mail sono del tutto personali *
      * The opinions expressed here are absolutely personal *

	"Constitutions represent the deliberate judgment of the
     people as to the provisions and restraints which [...] will
	secure to each citizen the greatest liberty and utmost
	       protection. They are rules proscribed by 
	         Philip sober to control Philip drunk."
			   David J. Brewer (1893)
       An Independent Judiciary as the Salvation of the Nation
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