What is Sears thinking? Take a look at a recent tracking software that comes with joining an sears online community. The proxy:

• 1. Monitors and transmits a copy of all Internet traffic going from and coming to the compromised system.
• 2. Monitors secure sessions (websites beginning with ‘https’), which may include shopping or banking sites.
• 3. Records and transmits “the pace and style with which you enter information online…”
• 4. Parses the header section of personal emails.
• 5. May combine any data intercepted with additional information like “select credit bureau information” and other sources like “consumer preference reporting companies or credit reporting agencies”.

Whats next Sears? Do you want to sell me a rolex on the cheap, enlarge that special part of my male anatomy, or give me an opportunity to by medicine overseas?

I believe Sears is a respectable company with strong ethics and morals, which simply may not understand the full implication of the actions they are taking. My Suggestion? STOP AND APOLOGIZE. This will only hurt you in the long run, as more and more people raise the awareness of what your tracking software is doing.

If you are reading this – please blog about it, leave a comment, do something to let your voice be heard.