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Re:Hundreds of web firms record 'every keystroke' by talmand on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @10:15AM (#15807361)
A more correct comparison is a store recording how people shop in their locations to better optimize paths and locations of products. Your comparison is more like an app that watches everything you do on your computer outside the context of the app.

Not quite the same thing.

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Re:Hundreds of web firms record 'every keystroke' by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @01:10PM (#15809238)
Fine then, compare it to a TV that watches you back whenever you're looking at it.
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Re:Hundreds of web firms record 'every keystroke' by whateverssssss on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @04:57PM (#15811257)
false, many many websites have much of your very personal information, information that is not leaked by walking around a store.
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Re:Hundreds of web firms record 'every keystroke' by db48x on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @08:58PM (#15812812)
Unless you signed up for the loyalty card.
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Re:Hundreds of web firms record 'every keystroke' by rbobby on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @10:52AM (#15807717)
> a store recording how people shop in their locations to better optimize paths and locations of products

Hmmm... nice pitch. Has your series A filled up yet?

/hehehe like I have money :)

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Re:Hundreds of web firms record 'every keystroke' by ryukafalz on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @12:33PM (#15808859)
Retailers already do this:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2013/10/19...

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Re:Hundreds of web firms record 'every keystroke' by dec0dedab0de on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:50AM (#15808299)
An even more correct comparison is if you invited a salesperson into your house and they had hidden cameras and other sensors recording everything.
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Re:Hundreds of web firms record 'every keystroke' by bhhaskin on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @12:39PM (#15808936)
Not really, because again it doesn't recorded anything outside of it's context. It's more like being part of a user study group every time you use their product, whether or not you want to be, or agree to be.
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