Big Business (and Government) Is Watching You

Numerous MediaNotes have discussed the erosion of personal privacy that has occurred because of the Internet. We know that we are being watched, to some degree, when we surf the web or send an email. But how about when we walk down the street or into a store?

Increasingly, it is Big Business that is tracking us more than Big Government. The Los Angeles Times reports.

Questions...

•Should people be informed when they are tracked, or is that not necessary?

•When is data collected about us an invasion of privacy?

•How can information collected about us help us?

•Is privacy important enough for you to disconnect from the internet? What do you do to maintain some sphere of personal privacy?