The crackdown on Web browsing privacy is resulting in a tense situation between

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The crackdown on Web browsing privacy is resulting in a tense situation between advertisers and the public. In addition to restricting third-party cookies, several Web browsers now provide functionality to limit tracking by online advertisers. The US government has even suggested that a Do Not Track (DNT) list be created that would prohibit Web sites and advertising networks from monitoring a Web surfer's actions. This could allow for greater privacy and perhaps better security. Based on the national Do Not Call list that is designed to prevent telemarketers from making telephone calls to homes, DNT would allow users to sign up for this protection. Because it could not be implemented by users signing up based on their computer's IP address (because it can frequently change on a computer), another proposal is to have a persistent opt-out cookie, meaning that if a specific piece of code similar to a cookie is present on a user's computer, then it would indicate a user's agreement to be tracked or not. However, online advertisers have responded by saying that their ads "pay the bills" for Web sites, and to restrict tracking would be like requiring television programs to eliminate commercials or magazines to stop accepting print advertisements. The end result would be a dramatic change in browsing. Users who accept tracking would see all of the Web site's material, while those who opt out would only see more generalized content. Some Web sites may begin to charge customers a monthly fee to read their full content. Should tracking be restricted? Would you sacrifice viewing your favorite Web sites in return for no tracking? Should Web sites be able to restrict the content that you view based on your choices regarding tracking? If this is not the only solution, what would you propose? In each discussion board assignment, you must do at least one post with a minimum of 200 words or more to the question and one reply to at least two other posts for a total of three posts for the week. The replies must move the conversation forward and cannot be "I agree" or "good job" type of posts. The initial post must be created by the third day of this week so your peers don't have to wait until the last day to complete this assignment. You will not see peer replies until you post your reply. Points will be deducted if you post on only one day.

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Yes, tracking should definitely be restricted. This should be done because, nowadays the web is full of frauds and scams, there is more advertisement than the real content. Thus filtering is very necessary in this case. Today when we surf the web and access a website, a normal user can be confused between the actual content of the website and all the advertisements which are depicted there. Tracking refers to the information about the web surfer(user) which the web site get through forms and cookies, thus they can impose their ads and links on the user. This not only creates a mess but also interrupts the users privacy without the concern of the user. Therefore Tracking should be restricted, or either the user should get a chance to choose between whether he want his browsing to be tracked or not.

Yes i would sacrifice viewing my favorite Web sites in return for no tracking until and unless i am sure that the web site is fully trustworthy and without scams. The main point here is that the websites are somewhere accessing my privacy and i would not go for it. There are many websites which do not use the cookies and still are providing good content. There are also some websites which charge some money for accessing their full content i would go for them instead of sharing my privacy.

Yes, web sites are able to restrict the content that the user views, based on users choices regarding tracking. Because, the user is accessing the website by his/her choice and giving the servers of the website all the details about his search through cookies so the website can access those cookies, track the users search history and restrict the specific content for a specific user. Though it is a complicated process but the web sites can do so.

No, i don't think there could be another solutions rather than which are provided in the article regarding tracking. The given solutions like DNT(Do Not Track) and paid services are the best solutions.

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