Do you read all the privacy statements of sites that you give personal information to? Every site gets at least your IP address, which has been used in courts to identify people (albeit in a flawed and usually incorrect way). There is a vast amount of information that each of us gives away every time they are on the internet. What we read, what we buy, what interests us, who we talk to, what we say, where we are and much more can be gathered by websites. What sites and companies do with this information varies. Legal contexts vary state to state, nation to nation (some are completely laissez-faire to very protective of users).
The article makes an accurate point about privacy being almost incomprehensible and near impossible to fully understand because of the depth and volume of privacy statements. The article's point is backed up with numbers. How can it be reasonable when the quantity of reading required to have a basic understanding of what sites say they won't do with your information is "too much"?
The article makes an accurate point about privacy being almost incomprehensible and near impossible to fully understand because of the depth and volume of privacy statements. The article's point is backed up with numbers. How can it be reasonable when the quantity of reading required to have a basic understanding of what sites say they won't do with your information is "too much"?