Internet privacy principles

It will be incumbent upon policy-makers to balance traditional privacy concerns and expectations with legitimate business and consumer interests and determine what issues should be addressed by new legislation, anticipated technological advances, consumer education efforts, self regulation, or some...

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Published in:Spectrum (Lexington, Ky.) Ky.), 2002-01, Vol.75 (1), p.29
Main Authors: Gregoire, Christine O, Lockyer, Bill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attorneys general
Business education
Computer privacy
Consent
Consumer education
Consumer protection
Consumers
Financial institutions
Financial Services Modernization Act 1999-US
Fraud prevention
Identity theft
Information dissemination
Internet
Legislation
Personal information
Policy making
Principles
Privacy
Right of privacy
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Summary:It will be incumbent upon policy-makers to balance traditional privacy concerns and expectations with legitimate business and consumer interests and determine what issues should be addressed by new legislation, anticipated technological advances, consumer education efforts, self regulation, or some combination of these. The Privacy Subcommittee of the Internet Committee of the National Association of Attorneys General was asked to develop a set of privacy principles to be used as a foundation for discussion of any proposed federal privacy legislation dealing with information about consumers that is collected and disseminated by businesses, on and offline. The Attorneys General do offer a unique perspective based on their longstanding state role in consumer protection. Furthermore, many Attorneys General had heard from consumers that protecting their personal information was of paramount concern to them.
ISSN:1067-8530