"If you’ve got AIDS, cancer or erectile dysfunction a group of big advertising networks are going to promise not to remember that you read sites about those topics and remind you (or others using your computer) of your condition with ads for related drugs as you surf the net.
But if you have Parkinson’s disease, congestive heart failure or warts, the ad companies have decided it may well be acceptable to keep track of your interest in medical subjects and fill your browser with ads for helpful products from pharmaceutical companies.
Advertising to people who are dead may also be acceptable, the [Network Advertising Initiative] group said"
A taste of what to expect should the phorm data-pimping machine get its way?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/0...eople-allowed/