"On the old Internet, nobody knew you were a dog. On the new targeted Internet, they now know what kind of dog you are, your favorite leash color, the last time you had fleas and the date you were neutered."
NYT, July 30, 2009
Mom's update: Since some of Jake's pals have wondered what the point was, I guess we didn't make it clear what this quote was all about. It was taken from an article about the cookies on the Internet that tell businesses more than we can imagine -- or might find desirable -- about our buying practices. So it's all about privacy. Remember that cartoon showing a dog at the computer saying, "On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog." Well, now they do!!
Did they have a point?
ReplyDeleteHugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Nope. No one knows what we're thinking 'sept us. The humans THINK they know what we're thinking. But how many times have you said to them, "Give me your steak" and they say, "Oh do you need to go out?"
ReplyDeleteDUH!!!
Gotta love 'em anyway... they can't help it.
wags from the whippets
Heehee! The whippets have it right! "Give me your steak" is a very frequently used phrase in this house!
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, what was the point? It's IMPORTANT that our friends know when we need new collars...
*kissey face*
-Fiona
Boys, you do need to very careful using the internet....
ReplyDeletelove and kisses
Martha & Bailey xxx
yep we got it all right...THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING....huh? You know..they follow everything we do..only we didn't gt one of those cards at the supermarket so they can't follow what we buy(good thing PL2 would faint) Love A+A
ReplyDeleteOOOOH. We have an even better one than A&A. Muzzer has cards for shopping. They are all in MY name with AUNT MARIE'S Address. You should see the mail she gets ...and she loves it.
ReplyDeletegussie
Crickey..they do? Spose that expains why Mr Spam is always writing sob stories asking me to send him money? Dog, if he knows everything he should know I don't have a penny to my name but I'm quite partial to a hunk or two of spam.
ReplyDeleteWiry wags n kisses Eric xx
Hehehehe
ReplyDeleteI just delete those stoopid spammew guys..Do you know I win millions sevewal times a day?hehehe
if only.
Mommi and Daddi know what I mostly thing. I want evewything I see to eat and then kisses,play wif me! ,then mowe food, then kisses then mowe food,play wif meeeeee,....and on and on
I'm pwetty easy to figoowe out
smoochie kisses
ASTA
Be careful what you share - you never know who's watching.
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