People Are Scared Of Internet Privacy Issues
from the it's-not-just-the-lunatic-fringe dept
According to a new study, 60% of the American public are worried about privacy issues on the internet. Apparently, it's not just the lunatic fringe (as some on Techdirt have suggested) who worry about the effect that large databases chock full of personal info can do to our privacy. I agree that things need to be done to protect our privacy, but I also think people need to be better educated. Of that 60%, I'm sure plenty have given up tons of personal info to get a free sock puppet or something similar.
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