Christopher Hoofnagle Explains Weakness of Online Privacy Policies

– San Francisco Chronicle, September 3, by Deborah Gage
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/03/BUP412MNAV.DTL

Often, a privacy policy is merely a statement that a company collects and shares your personal information, like your name, address, telephone number and Social Security number, said Chris Hoofnagle, a senior staff attorney.

– San Francisco Chronicle, The Tech Chronicles blog, September 3, by Deborah Gage
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=29848

One reason for Californians’ reluctance to use the Web for shopping may be that they care more about privacy than the general population, according to Chris Hoofnagle.