Re:Asking for proof is reasonable (Score 1)

Vining isn't writing an academic paper, he's posting on a silly message board. If including statistics is going to be required every time someone wants to state a fairly accepted fact, slashdot is quickly going to become unreadable. If you want proof that people are concerned about privacy, just follow the news; every other story is about electronic privacy. The reason people use e-shopping is because they realize, correctly, that the chance of a serious privacy violation is outweighed by the convenience e-commerce offers. I don't know about a "moral and intellectual deficit" but asking for "proof" is certainly sophomoric. If Zico doubts that people are worried about privacy, he should give some reasons. In logic, this is called charity; in conversation, it's called civility. Tom