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"J. Forster" <jfor@onemain.com> said:
> From: J. Forster [mailto:jfor@onemain.com]
>> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 12:27 AM
>> To: ceo@ebay.com
>> Subject: New privacy intrusion
>>
>> You have changed the "ask seller a question" to demand cookies. This is a
>> privacy intrusion and totally unwarrented.
>> -J
>eBay Customer Support wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Thank you for taking the time to contact us. <<snippage>>
>Speed and convenience is NOT a reason to compromise privacy. Members
>could opt for cookie, or opt OUT OF THEM. You have now denied users that
>optiuon, ands it stinks.
>> When we make changes like this it is with the hopes that members will
>> find the site easier and faster to use. Then again, we realize that not
>> all members are pleased with the changes and understand your concern
>> with this new requirement. However, overall the sign in feature will
>> alleviate a lot of frustration with members that have to repeatedly signg
>> in, and we hope that you understand our need to make this requirement.
>You have not done anything to "alleviate a lot of frustration" Users
>unconcerned about privacy could have accepted the cookie, and those that
>don't want your corporate snooping, could opt out. You have eliminated
>that measure of privacy to collect information you have absolutely no
>right to collect.
>> Please be assured that the cookies used for sign in on eBay do not
>> represent a threat to the security of your personal information.
>That's YOUR opinion, not mine. You team up with companies like
>doubleckick to destroy everyone's privacy.
Why is sending a cookie 'back to itself' such a problem? And you can empty
your cookies.txt before going to ebay. You join a club, you takes the
cookies. I assume your browser can accept 'only cookies that are sent back
to itself' option?
>> If you would like to know more about how eBay uses cookies please go to
>> the following page:
>>
>> http://pages.ebay.com/help/myinfo/cookies.html
>>
>> We did make this change based on feedback from the eBay community. We
>> never make a change like this on a whim, and rely a great deal on input
>> from the community itself. The ask a seller a question feature offered
>> the option to sign in while you were entering your User ID and password
>> before this change. Now with the new requirement you will only need to
>> enter this information once with the cookie.
>And have that cookie stick around on my computer against my wishes. This
>is NOT a feature but an unacceptable intrusion into people's privacy.
You can erase it after you leave the site.
>If you want to protest this, try : ceo@ebay.com
>-J
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