I would not feel that my privacy was any less threatened by a promise to discard my information after use. The difference between the Internet and the guy at t

I would not feel that my privacy was any less threatened by a promise to discard my information after use. The difference between the Internet and the guy at the newsstand is that you know the guy at the newsstand doesn't have a photographic memory, a replicated database in multiple availability zones, SLAs with IDV providers which are vague about retention policies, or marketing partners who have special offers just for you.