Caveat reader

I've commented in the past about matters of privacy, mostly in relation to RFIDs.  Now's the time to say something about privacy on this blog. To keep it short and sweet:

1. I collect zero data about readers, and that includes anyone who chooses to leave a comment. (You'd expect that, right?)
2. Google hosts all blogspot websites (and that's a lot). I don't speak for what information they may keep. Their privacy policy is here. 
3. Sitemeter collects statistics on accesses to my website (and about a zillion others). Their privacy policy is here. "Customer" in that policy refers to me, not to you the reader.
4. A final disclosure (and the reason I was inspired/obligated to write this post):

SF and Nonsense is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees and linking to amazon.com.

and

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

#4 means, in English, that -- as of the date of this post -- if a link in this blog takes you to Amazon.com and you buy the associated product within what Amazon deems the appropriate time frame, I may be paid a small commission. I won't get rich thereby, and you won't have paid any more than if you'd gotten to that Amazon page by another route.

We now return you to (I'll venture a guess) more interesting content ...