The Internet Is a Public Place 0
And strong passwords won’t help with this. El Reg reports:
Sixty-one percent of websites tested by researchers from Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society leaked the personal information, sometimes to dozens of third-party partners. Home Depot, for example, disclosed the first names and email addresses of visitors who clicked on an ad to 13 companies. The Wall Street Journal divulged to seven of its partners the email address of users who enter the wrong password. And Photobucket handed over the usernames of those who use the site to share images with their friends.
