One Planet, One Net

See the whole One Net article here: CPSR Website

Net Users Have The Right To Privacy

(Taken from the CPSR website. Go to their site to see the whole article.)

Without assurances of appropriate privacy, users of the Net will not communicate and participate in a meaningful manner.

The right to privacy includes at least three forms:

• Individual Network users should control the collection, use, and dissemination of personal data about themselves, including financial and demographic information.
  
  
• Network users should be free to use any available technical measures to help ensure the privacy of all aspects of their communications, including the right to remain anonymous.
  
  
• Individuals have the right to control who they communicate with, and how they conduct that communication. The privacy implied by the decision to not communicate must be respected.

My Take

I personally couldn't agree more with what was said on the CPSR web site. Our privacy on the Internet is very important. No one should be able to arbitrarilly collect information about people without their knowledge. Web sites should post thier terms of service in an easily accessible place on their site. Users should not have to search for those terms. What currently goes on on the Internet shouldn't be tolerated by anyone. People of course still have a right to make money, but they shouldn't do so by selling the personal information to third parties.