The right to online privacy is an interesting issue. On one hand, people believe that they have a right to privacy in everything they do. Unfortunately, what nobody realizes is that when you log onto a network of any sort, be it the internet or a small LAN, you are no longer just in YOUR computer. When you log on, you enter other people's space. Cyberspace is a collection of various people's (individuals, corporations, etc.) servers and/or PC's. The right to privacy only extends as far as the individual/corporation's right to administer their systems in a way that they see fit. If you don't want them to know where you are coming from, don't log on. Our rights only extend as far as they infringe on the rights of others. Our right to privacy, versus the system's right to know who's logged on.

The original thought behind this thread was privacy in an anonymity sort of way. This may or may not be good. Privacy in the form of security is a different matter. I believe that private messages should stay private, and personal information should stay personal. Anything more than that and you are hiding something...