Consumer Privacy 'Bill of Rights' Seeks To Give Web Users More Control Over Their Data

Web companies are required to issue statements to consumers about their privacy policies. But most privacy statements are so dense that consumers don't read them and there are no clear guidelines about what those privacy statements should say, said Ashkan Soltani, a noted privacy researcher. Many do not fully explain how companies use consumers' data, he said. It has often taken the work of independent researchers like Soltani, Mayer and others to shed light on how these companies are collecting, storing and distributing user information.