"I think it's absolutely classic America. Everything is for sale in America."

"I think it's absolutely classic America. Everything is for sale in America, every type of personal information," Robert Gellman, a privacy and information policy consultant, tells the New York Times, in response to news that the parents of Terri Schiavo have authorized a conservative direct-mailing firm to sell a list of their financial supporters, making it likely that thousands of strangers moved by her plight will receive a steady stream of solicitations from anti-abortion and conservative groups.