Americans To Online Advertisers: 'Do Not Track Me'

Dec 22, 2010 - 11:42
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Americans To Online Advertisers: 'Do Not Track Me'

Most Americans do not want to be tracked by online advertisers, according to a new Gallup poll released Tuesday.

Major marketers such as AT&T are increasingly tracking users' habits on the web so they can better deliver specific ads to specific kinds of people. The practice, known as behavioral targeting, has come under a renewed govement scrutiny, specifically by both the Obama administration and the Federal Trade Commission.  

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