Web privacy battle looms Privacy from Companies7/10/2000; 2:45:09 PM Holy smokes, it's the US Government on the right side of a privacy debate!"The Federal Trade Commission voted to go to court against electronic-commerce company Toysmart.com, which is seeking to sell customer data despite a guarantee not share the information, the Wall Street Journal reported in Monday's electronic edition."Note the WSJ is a subscription service, so linking straight to it is difficult.Slashdot post by eln: 'If a company is able to arbitrarily go against their posted privacy policy, then consumers should be able to do the same in reverse for any other similar type of contract. IE, I should be able to click on one of Microsoft's "I Agree" buttons on one of their click-through licenses, and then feel free to go against it at a whim. They are both equally valid contracts, requiring exactly the same effort to "agree" to them (clicking on a little button on a webpage), and both employing the same tactic for proof of identity (they take your word for it).'Good point! You can't have it both ways... lesson #3 Corporate America needs to learn.