Collateralizing privacy is a pervasive conduct committed by many on-line companies. Yet most don't even realize that they are engaging in collateralizing privacy. Worse yet, governmental agencies and consumer groups are not even aware of the violation of on-line consumer privacy by the...

Consider the following hypothetical. You receive a frantic call from Dan Brown, asking you for assistance. Breathlessly, he quickly provides some pertinent information about his urgent matter. An unknown author a few years ago, Brown was thrilled to finish his manuscript, The Da Vinci Code. A...