When it comes to internet privacy, be afraid, analyst suggests
"Opting out doesn’t work. It’s nonsense to tell people not to carry a credit card or not to have an email address. And “buyer beware” is putting too much onus on the individual. People don’t test their food for pathogens or their airlines for safety."<p>This is a brilliant line and it works so well because he is absolutely right: it should not be on the burden of the consumer to make sure their products are safe, be it from listeria or a spy device disguised as a children's toy.<p>I don't know what needs to happen for people to get outraged, but privacy <i>needs</i> to be a mainstream political issue. Perhaps we need to see what Google and Facebook actually have on us...