DutchNews.nl reports that several newspapers have agreed to support a register allowing users to opt out of being tracked by online advertisers. Advertisers that subscribe to the register will place an "X" on their advertisements. When clicked, the "X" will take the user to the opt-out register. Web privacy lobbying group Bits of Freedom has said the initiative does not do enough to protect individuals, asserting, "Internet users should not be spied on unless they say it's okay...An advert for shoes might be innocent, but what if you are looking for information about back problems? Such private information is open to abuse."
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