thatoneguy
- Joined Feb 19, 2009
- 6,359
The only way demographics get out there is when people click the appropriate boxes.
Ever take an online IQ test?
They ask alot of questions. Those that want the results answer the questions ... including their phone number on most tests. Guess what ... giving out your phone number removes it from the Do Not Call list and it takes a minimum of 30 days to get the list back to all the those who use that list. Enjoy the telemarketers.
People willingly give up their information. The power to stop it lies in the user's hands.
Those free Online tests have a price. Some gladly pay the price, others will stop prior to getting their results. The corrective action is done by the person you see in the morning mirror, the glass device, not the newspaper.
And if you don't have cookie controls on your browser, it follows you.
This site, for example:
http://www.quantcast.com/allaboutcircuits.com
Even though ZERO Personal information about you is asked for, or kept here!