Privacy protection online is badly needed

[Brian High]

Privacy protection online is badly needed:
FTC misses boat on fixing problem

BY DAN GILLMOR
Mercury News Technology Columnist 

TIDBITS and bytes from the Digital Desktop:

INTERESTING LOGIC: The Federal Trade
Commission will tell Congress today that most Web
sites do a lousy job of protecting visitors' private
information. The FTC will also tell Congress not to
do anything to fix the problem.

The principle at work, according to Reuters, which obtained the 
report Monday, is that Web operators increasingly see a good business 
case for following ``fair information practices.'' In other words, 
self-regulation will do the job.

Sure it will -- approximately one month after hell freezes over.
Self-regulation would be a joke if the consequences weren't so 
serious. 

http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/dg071399.htm
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