Web newspaper registration stirs debate

Web newspaper registration stirs debate. Imagine if a trip to the corner newsstand required handing over your name, address, age, and income to the cashier before you could pick up the daily newspaper.
I hate having to register to read an article on in online newspaper. They never have a privacy policy that seems up to par. Besides, you can usually find the same info that I am looking for somewhere else on the web if you just look a little.