i m not sure we want to believe it yet, but they re making an effort. first the ftc made an effort and they re actually still in a comment period which will go through the end of january. microsoft has gotten a head start. the expectation is that their next version of their web browser will contain a do not track mechanism that you can turn off the tracker and also another company that has something called firefox that would detect the same thing. rick: you weren t joking at the beginning, but you mentioned all these regulations and that s something that a lot of people get upset about. a lot of conservatives don t want regulation. they feel it stands in the way of growth. it stands in the way of jobs and innovation. but i m wondering about these particular federal agencies that are looking out for us when it comes to the safety of our food and our toys and our everything. i mean, when we re looking to chop and cut spending, which is going to become sort of one of