Stanford project aims to gauge online privacy

Who ever reads the user agreements?

As our lives have become more intertwined with the digital world, privacy advocates have become increasingly worried that we are often left with little other choice but to sign away any privacy concerns in the name of enjoying a fun or necessary service.

But a project at Stanford University is looking to change that with WhatApp.org, a Web forum where users can review and compare the privacy, security and openness of Internet and mobile applications.