From: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 05:42:06 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: FTC Online Privacy Report
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970107133736.00682ea0@pop.pipeline.com>
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The Federal Trade Commission released yesterday:

"Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure" 

   http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/privacy/privacy1.htm

Reuters 1-6-97:

  The Federal Trade Commission, which last year held a conference 
  on privacy issues, said participants at the gathering agreed that 
  businesses have four ways to protect consumer privacy:

  -- Notify consumers about how personal information collected online is
  used.

  -- Give consumers a choice about whether and how their personal
  information is used.

  -- Ensure the security of personal information is protected.

  -- Give consumers access to their own personal information to ensure its
  accuracy.