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Brookings: Third of Internet Users Don’t Read Fine Print; Privacy a Major Concern

About one-third of internet users “never” read the fine print and another 39 percent only sometimes read it when agreeing to terms of service from online companies, the Brookings Institution reported Tuesday. Brookings polled some 2,000 adult internet users May…

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8-10. Nearly 70 percent said online privacy is “very important” to them. About half said there should “definitely” be one consistent standard for handling of data, and 73 percent said companies should “definitely” be required to get consumer consent to collect personal data.