As I understand it, some of the thinking in the Vendor Relationship Management space [1] flips the 'informed consent' equation on its head - you as an individual specify what standards a vendor has to sign up to when dealing with your data, and _they_ are the ones agreeing.
I don't know the degree to which this really fixes the CLICK ON ANY BUTTON IT TAKES TO GET ME INTO FACEBOOK approach of most users, but it's an interesting thought experiment at least.
I don't know the degree to which this really fixes the CLICK ON ANY BUTTON IT TAKES TO GET ME INTO FACEBOOK approach of most users, but it's an interesting thought experiment at least.
[1] http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/projectvrm/Main_Page