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RE: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy
From: "C England" <cengland () knology net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 02:22:19 -0400
It seems more of a CYA stance in light of section 5 of their Privacy Policy as well as the recent problems with guess.com http://www.securityfocus.com/news/5968 "Guess settles with FTC over cybersecurity snafu"
-----Original Message----- From: Burton M. Strauss III [mailto:BStrauss () acm org] Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 4:56 PM To: Security-Basics Subject: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy
"1. CONFIDENTIALITY Your confidential use of this site cannot be guaranteed by us. We shall not be responsible for any harm that you or any person may suffer as a result of a breach of confidentiality in respect to your use of this site."
"5. SECURITY The importance of security for all personally identifiable information that you provide us is of great concern to us. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Holland America cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us; in other words, you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we use our reasonable best efforts to ensure its security on our systems. Most information you provide to our site is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy Burton M. Strauss III (Jul 25)
- RE: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy C England (Jul 28)
- Re: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy dennis (Jul 29)
- RE: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy Burton M. Strauss III (Jul 28)
- Re: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy Meritt James (Jul 29)
- RE: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy Burton M. Strauss III (Jul 29)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy JohnNicholson (Jul 28)
- Re: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy David Vertie (Jul 29)