Internetnews.com, May 15, 2009 by David Needle
http://www.internetnews.com/webcontent/article.php/3820531/Consumers+Left+in+the+Dark+on+Net+Privacy.htm
“Consent is a trap,” said Chris Hoofnagle, Director of Information Privacy Programs at the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology. “It’s more than notices and opt-in and opt-out,” he said, adding that details like how a consumer’s information might be used isn’t always made clear, nor how long it might be kept. “Do these things protect consumers? I’m not so sure,” he said. “It’s got to the point that the medium itself is poisoned and consumers feel unsure about being tracked online.”