Privacy in the age of internet

Clickable Consent at Risk in Internet Privacy Lawsuits

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-08/clickable-consent-at-risk-in-internet-privacy-lawsuits.html

This article is about how big companies such as Google and Yahoo are being sued for not letting their consumers know just how much of their information they are using for profit. This is a major privacy violation, in this particular court case the main issue involved is about “clickable consent.” When gaining access to different websites you may come across a banner from the site asking if it is okay to use some of your information, however they don’t let you know the extent of it. The companies claim that the consumers are giving their consent by clicking the “okay” button and shouldn’t be getting upset about it. I agree with this because if you truly had issues with your private life getting out there you wouldn’t go onto those types of sites, if you needed the information from the site there are always alternative sites. In regards to privacy on the internet in general I personally believe that there isn’t any. There is always a way to find you, whether or not you do not have certain social media accounts you are still out there. Whoever is using the internet on a regular basis would more than likely have their personal email account. Whichever company it is they will have your information. What they do with that information is all in the terms of use and you must sign off on that when making an account. As long as you have some form of account online, you are out there and can be found. In this technological age, no one is private.