Of those apps without privacy policies, 76 percent shared sensitive information with third parties, and of those with privacy policies, 79 percent shared data while only about half admitted doing so in their published disclosures. In other words, privacy policies are more aptly referred to as surveillance policies, and that is what I suggest we call them.

Any true Modie (such as myself) will tell you that Martin Gore is the songwriter, singer on most of the slower tunes and the all-round token weird guy (he's the dude with the cauliflower haircut).

The situation reminds me of the statement that if we had ham, we could have ham and eggs — if we had eggs — but in a world in which there are no hens. In theory, truly secure systems are impossible.

Then his plate was put before him: hominy grits and a scrap of bacon. He wanted to cry, like a child: ‘But, Mama, it's my birthday!’