[CQ-Contest] Reverse Beacon Network Question

[kzerohb at gmail.com]

I don't think there's anything even closely similar between those two 
examples.

Every time that we go on the air we deliberately and specifically identify 
ourselves, and when we send a general CQ or participate in a contest we hope 
that a lot of other hams "harvest" that identification and that they 
faithfully transcribe our identity into their log.  We do not expect to be 
anonymous.

In contrast, a cookie on the internet generally is not solicited, and 
without some security level being invoked on your computer, happens 
"invisibly" and without notification.  Hardly the same as the implicit 
"please copy" in a Amateur Radio exchange.

73, de Hans, K0HB/K7
Just a boy and his radio



-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Osborne
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 8:05 PM
To: CQ-Contest
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Reverse Beacon Network Question

>
> W3WN said:
>
> Did you know that there is a group of amateurs who are spotting&  storing
> PSK stations -- and harvesting the calls, and finding their email
> addresses?
> I didn't...

So, lots of guys say 'so what?'

Then why does everyone get so upset when a website puts a cookie on our
computer to track what we do?  Isn't it the same thing?  We spend money for
software to keep them from doing that.  73
Tom W7WHY

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