http://www.metafilter.com/705// Comments on MetaFilter post Comments on 705 Wed, 09 Feb 2000 14:43:21 -0800 Wed, 09 Feb 2000 14:43:21 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/705/ If you use <a href="http://jump.altavista.com/ch_yp">AltaVista's yellowpage listings</a>, you may be letting <a href="http://www.alexa.com/">Alexa</a> know <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,9599,00.html">exactly where you live, where you're planning on flying, and who you talk to on the phone</a>. This is so far beyond a simple breach of privacy. This is insane. post:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.705 Wed, 09 Feb 2000 14:26:23 -0800 mathowie AltaVista yellowpages searchengines Alexa privacy brokenlink http://www.metafilter.com/705/#668 A <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_07/b3668067.htm">BusinessWeek profile of Richard Smith</A> mentioned a problem with Sprint's wireless phones transmitting the user's cell phone number when connecting to a website. I'm not sure if this is just for Sprint-selected sites or the Web at large. comment:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.705-668 Wed, 09 Feb 2000 14:43:21 -0800 tomalak