Study: Customers wary of online IDs [news.com] The digital content owners -- record labels, movie studios -- are struggling with the issue of piracy.  Consumers are struggling with the issue of privacy.  There are interesting similarities between these two issues.  They both arise because of the ease of copying data.  We know about the piracy problem.  But the privacy problem is also a result of the ease of copying data.  When they use the right technology, the big web companies can track your every move in Cyberspace, and they never forget.  And, you have no control.  You can't get them to erase any data that might be embarrassing to you, and you can't get them to stop harrassing you with email.

I'm tempted to say to the content owners struggling with piracy, "I feel your pain"!

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