You've heard of B-to-B? This is G-to-G. Government to government, ... even though the subject is people's personal data.

One of the linchpins of this whole agreement is now the FTC is going to become an aggressive pit bull for the privacy rights of Europeans,

This could have a chilling effect on how people use the Internet.

This case is a reminder that information that's collected about you can be used in ways you never imagined.

It's an exercise in futility, because Europeans still have their rights under their national laws.

It's becoming increasingly likely that Internet privacy legislation will get serious consideration now.