Why does almost every Tom, Dick and Harry web site require one to create an account.
It helps stop spambots and helps them serve you faster next time you visit. It also helps them monitor web traffic, like a tracking cookie we give freely. By you giving them this info they know what to target sell you next time you visit their website.
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Well, I guess it's my choice to sign up or not, but way too much information is being collected, for reasons that are mostly in a grey area.
Yes it sucks, privacy is a thing of the past :( Everyone is collecting info on us. The only way to truly avoid it, is to not use the internet. "Well, I guess it's my choice to sign up or not" as I suggested the WOT tool will help you with your decisions.
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There are 11 tracking devices, tracking you on this website alone.Bizo, BlueKai, DoubleClick, AT Internet, Cross Pixel Media, AddThis, Google Analytics, Google Adsence, NetRating, Quancast, Scorecard Research Beacon.
These websites gather your info without you knowing and on sell that data to who ever buys it. So even without signing up they know your i.p addy, country, Operating System, Browser your using etc.
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... and this website is not at all unusual in this respect. Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks