> It's not an event that can make the average person upset. Not yet anyway, but public opinion is changing and faster than many think. Carr mentioned the updat

> It's not an event that can make the average person upset. Not yet anyway, but public opinion is changing and faster than many think. Carr mentioned the updated European Data Directive due out today, but right on it's heels will be a report from the FTC[1] and one from the Department of Commerce[2] formalizing drafts released last year that outline privacy reforms in the US. Events like Google recording Wifi spots, Carrier IQ gathering data and even the story of Apple secretly recording location data are becoming more prevalent. I think we are only 12-18 months out before scattered public opinion changes to real momentum for privacy rights activists. [1]http://www.privacyrights.org/ftc-protecting-consumer-privacy-report-comments http://www.privacyrights.org/ftc-protecting-consumer-privacy... [2]http://www.iab.net/public_policy/1495162 http://www.iab.net/public_policy/1495162