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Google and Mozilla Announce "Do Not Track Me" Features

by LegitIncomes
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Full Article Here:

Google and Mozilla Announce New Privacy Features - NYTimes.com

Now, I know most everyone can already do this right now...but as companies make it easier, more obvious, tout the feature, and put the choice right in front of the individual at the keyboard, one can only ask themselves "How will this affect affiliate commissions, advertising, etc... in the future?".
#announce #do not track me #features #google #mozilla
  • Profile picture of the author bgowing
    I don't think this will be an issue. As you stated, most people already know how to do this.
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    • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
      Originally Posted by bgowing View Post

      most people already know how to do this.
      Always dangerous to see the world through the narrow lens of an Internet marketer. I'd say most people do not know how to protect their privacy - or even know this is an issue.

      Which of course means an "opt out" feature is not going to bother the advertisers that much.
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    • Profile picture of the author WillR
      Originally Posted by bgowing View Post

      As you stated, most people already know how to do this.
      I don't agree with that at all. You may be referring to people in the IM industry. I bet if you asked a group of everyday computer users about this topic they would look at you like a stunned mullet.

      What I do know though is that as soon as this becomes more talked about and everyday people start hearing about it, they will all be jumping on board and wanting this feature enabled. As soon as they hear the word 'tracking' it scares the hell out of them. They may not understand what it all means but they understand what the word 'tracking' means.
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      • Profile picture of the author LegitIncomes
        Originally Posted by WillR View Post

        I don't agree with that at all. You may be referring to people in the IM industry. I bet if you asked a group of everyday computer users about this topic they would look at you like a stunned mullet.

        What I do know though is that as soon as this becomes more talked about and everyday people start hearing about it, they will all be jumping on board and wanting this feature enabled. As soon as they hear the word 'tracking' it scares the hell out of them. They may not understand what it all means but they understand what the word 'tracking' means.
        You got it. That's how I see it.
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  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    I've read about this before and not sure if it affects affiliate links, or not. I think the point is more for contextual ad trackers, which I think are setup differently, though could be wrong. Depends on how it's setup. If it became a problem solutions would be on the horizon (and are already here, I believe) for affiliate links, at least. I am not extremely concerned about it, for this reason.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Whisonant
    This will not effect marketers and affiliate tracking at all. Look into it carefully.

    1. The user has to opt-in. (see 2 for the reason I don't care if this becomes auto opt-in)

    2. Each company that wants to participate in this has to opt-in. So far to date, none have.

    So, as long as the affiliate program you are promoting has not signed up to not track users in the program it does not matter one bit.

    This is 100% nothing to be concerned about.

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  • Profile picture of the author petevamp
    All in all this can really go 2 ways. It can either be bad for us all or it could be good for us all. To me I do not think it is right of certain sites like amazon who have a cookie stored and tracking your ever moves online. Even if you have not been to their site for a few days. Although what they should do is set it up so that cookies can only stay active for 12 or 24 hours only. But as I said I see both good and bad in this.

    Even at that it is well proven that the cookie system clickbank uses is a piece of garbage. I have lost many many sales over the cookies they use because the users have them blocked in most cases.
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