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When Facebook acquired Moves for example Moves promised customers that it would not commingle data with Facebook. Ten days later however its user agreement was updated to provide Facebook access to its customer information. Unsurprisingly privacy advocates have met Facebook s recent acquisition of WhatsApp a service committed never to disclose consumer information with substantial skepticism. In addition industry initiatives to self regulate disclosure practices have largely failed.

The Do not track initiative is a prominent example. It simplifies the process for consumers to inform online services that they do not wish their activities to be tracked yet compliance is voluntary and Chinese Overseas America Number Data major industry players have not adhered to the initiative or dropped out over time. Online services therefore operate without standardized procedures for how disclosure practices are presented and how consumers may communicate their preferences. The consequence has been a chilling of the market for personal information with consumers less willing to provide their information in the first place.  it means that society loses out on some of the potential benefits that information can provide those from which we all stand to profit.





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