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Today’s email from Sedo about the disclosure of personal data<\/strong><\/a>, including name, address, etc. to “business partners<\/em>” reminded me that there seems to be a misconception about privacy on the Internet.<\/p>\n

While it is true that one is giving up a lot of private information the moment they function in a public manner, this doesn’t mean that they are willing to volunteer<\/strong> that information.<\/p>\n

In the case of a business relationship, the amount of information that is shared among partnerships can become an aggregate weapon<\/strong> in the hands of a monopolistic competitor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Google offers services for free, such as email, web space, calendars, Internet access – you are, in fact, the product.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

Then, one day, Google asked for my bank account info to submit its AdSense payments to.”Asked” is a euphemism; it actually demanded that I give it to them. I promptly canceled my AdSense account.<\/p>\n

If you are in the US, there is no option to receive checks any longer. This isn’t a matter of convenience, it’s exactly because Google can demand this information from you in the US.<\/p>\n

They cannot do that in Europe.<\/p>\n

In a similar fashion, I doubt that Sedo can demand this type of information from European domainers. It’s a direct violation of privacy laws that have strong roots in Europe – the way that it should have been in the US. Instead, we appear to be stunned by news of private communications being surrendered to government entities without a due process.<\/p>\n

I thought that removing my domain portfolio from Sedo<\/strong><\/a> in October was enough; now, I will have to opt out of this stupid Google requirement and close my Sedo account completely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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