Internet privacy, the issue that just won’t seem to go away, is back and heating up again. However, while the rhetoric may be flying, the consumer isn’t reaping any real benefits. So far, it seems that re-definitions of “privacy” and related concepts are only giving cover to giant corporations who don’t want outsiders peering at them through the knothole in the fence.
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Whose Privacy Are We Protecting?
Posted by: Chet Dembeck August 30, 1999 12:00 AMInternet privacy, the issue that just won’t seem to go away, is back and heating up again. However, while the rhetoric may be flying, the consumer isn’t reaping any real benefits. So far, it seems that re-definitions of “privacy” and related concepts are only giving cover to giant corporations who don’t want outsiders peering at them through the knothole in the fence.