Watching the Watchers

Personal privacy isn’t what it used to be. Just ask Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook, who called privacy on the Internet a “gray area.” He should know—Zuckerberg’s site has created a new culture of privacy, one in which people freely give up all sorts of information.
 
But this is one area that might not stay gray for long. With privacy advocates warning that the Internet is turning into a capitalist version of Big Brother and users increasingly concerned about the amount of information they’re giving up about themselves, the issue is drawing elected officials like—well, like politicians to a camera.