Privacy Isn't Dead, It's Evolving

Recent revelations about Microsoft's internal debate over Internet Explorer's handling of tracking cookies, as chronicled by The Wall Street Journal earlier this month, have prompted harsh criticism from self-described privacy groups, who've called on Congress to investigate Microsoft's actions. But as Jim Harper pointed out in an excellent WSJ essay, Web users stand to lose a great deal if online tracking is squelched by the hand of government. Data gathering on the Internet is largely...