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WHEN GOOGLE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND:
I am on the fence about this one. I think googles tracking can be a good thing. There are a lot of creepers out there. If someone was surfing the Internet to better educate themselves on how to blow up a building or commit some act of violence, google would be able to track that person down.
On the other side, where is our privacy? Until I read this article, I had no clue that google was tracking my every move when I used their site. They should somehow post this so users know what they are getting themselves into. This article also stated that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act has not been updated since 1986 long before the Internet. This law needs to be re-evaluated to fit modern times.

THE COMING TUG OF WAR OVER THE INTERNET:
Basically, this article comes down to the green stuff that makes the world go round: money. Each business is looking for a new way to make the big bucks and they don't care who they have to step on in order to do it. As a consumer of the Internet, I agree with the portion of this article that says with this change the prices will go down! In our economy, any deal or discount is welcomed. I also agree with Edward E. Whitacre Jr., Chairman at AT&T when he says that the Internet companies expecting to get things for free is "bull."