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Re: It all boils down to disclosure
none none 4th Mar 2006
So long as they fully and truthfully warn the user what they're doing, it's all legitimate.


According to the CEO of the consulting company that produced the CD-ROM:

"The packaging specifically uses the word 'interactive', the presentation after each of the questions that we are asking uses the words 'submit' and 'continue' and I think the party has been very upfront about the fact that they are obviously asking for this information to receive that data back and they care about what the voter has to say."

That's not full disclosure in my book. Any gaming CD is "interactive" and uses words like "submit" and "continue." Being "upfront" (sic) doesn't cut it, either, unless being up front means disclosing exactly what data are collected and exhaustively describing who will be receiving the data, and whether they will be aggregate data or personally identifiable. If they are serious about informing the recipients then this information would be displayed on a screen and require user acknowledgement and acceptance before the CD is allowed to run any other code.

But that's my book. Yours may vary.


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