Internet Privacy

There is a lot of controversy going on regarding internet privacy right now. The real truth of the matter is that even though most websites have statements that they are protecting your privacy, they can't. Unless the site is encrypted, your information is unsafe. Recently, a programmer named Eric Butler created a program called "Firesheep." Its an extension of Firefox that allows any user to acquire login information of anyone on an unencrypted website (i.e. Facebook) using a wireless internet connection. He claims that he did this in an effort to expose just how unsafe your information currently is on the internet.

I would hope that my information wouldn't be sold on the internet, but I know thats not the case. Websites seem to lie all of the time about privacy policies. Even some sites that you would think are trustworthy tend to slip up.