It is generally believed that you have to take the extra step to protect your privacy: look for the SSL lock on your browser, shred your old bank statements, scan your computer for key loggers etc. Convenience and easy of use are often regarded as antagonists to security or privacy. I have recently come to discover a useful website that seems to contradict this paradigm.

Remember all those popular websites that force you to register just because you want to read the entire article, user comments or download some piece of free software? They all claim that the registration process is simple but you often find yourself entering your email address, gender, full or partial postal address, phone number and at the end they ask you to fill out a survey with how many hours you spend on the internet each month, what’s your income level, age, education and so on. But probably most important, you tend to set your password from the two-three passwords that you use on tens of websites. Clearly an exposure of what you consider to be private information.