| Reading the dense inpenatrable text of a privacy policy will often discourage the casual reader before the end of the first sentence. The purpose of a privacy policy is to inform you of the privacy you are waving when you endorse it. It forms a contract to allow them to get out from under standard privacy laws. Sponsored:Internet Privacy Policy
As an example, PayPal has a contradictory privacy policy that openly says (last checked April 6th, 2007):
"We may disclose the information we collect to other financial institutions with whom we have joint marketing agreements"
This is an interesting statement coming from an organization that at first advocated anonymous online banking. Incidently, this company has now has a shadow site, http://PayPalSucks.com
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