What's interesting is that the poll indicates something I think people do feel strongly about--that their address is private. It's theirs. Blogs, as you point out, are unknown to most people. Much of Europe has stronger privacy laws than the US and it doesn't seem to have unduly undermined their societies. For whatever reason, their legislators must not answer to the banks and direct marketers, as ours do.
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What's interesting is that the poll indicates something I think people do feel strongly about--that their address is private. It's theirs. Blogs, as you point out, are unknown to most people. Much of Europe has stronger privacy laws than the US and it doesn't seem to have unduly undermined their societies. For whatever reason, their legislators must not answer to the banks and direct marketers, as ours do.