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Andrea Dudrow's article about privacy

Is it because of her glasses? I don't know, but she is seeing things very clear. I refuse constantly to write down my name and e-mail adres for what promise they give me (Sorry for my 'English',but I'm trying). Even for this reaction I have to give my identity. Probably it's part of our 'Internet-live'?
Anyway, thanks Andrea for your clear comments.

Herman Kaptein, Netherlands

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More concerned about real world privacy

I'm much more concerned about real world privacy...think about how many businesses, doctor's offices, banks, etc. ask you for your social security number. Usually they just say "it's just for identification." It's so easy to screw up someone's life with this information if the wrong person gets ahold of it. If you've ever seen reports on how easy it is to steal a person's identity using their social security number, you know what I mean. This causes so much more chaos than a web site asking me for my e-mail address and my name ( I use initials for my first name anyway). So web sites collecting this type of information doesn't concern me as much.

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