IP: U.S. WEB SITES FALL SHORT OF GLOBAL PRIVACY STANDARDS

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com>
>
> U.S. WEB SITES FALL SHORT OF GLOBAL PRIVACY STANDARDS
> A survey of 75 U.S. corporate Web sites found that none were in compliance
> with a set of international privacy guidelines developed by the U.S. and
> the European Union last year. The guidelines require companies to: notify
> consumers how their personal data is used; use the information only for its
> stated purpose; allow consumers to examine and correct data collected about
> them; give consumers an option to forbid sharing that data for marketing
> purposes; store the data in a secure manner; and provide recourse for
> consumers whose privacy has been violated. The survey, conducted by
> Andersen, found that travel and leisure companies scored the best on notice
> and security provisions, while financial services firms were most likely to
> offer adequate choice. U.S. companies must make progress on revamping their
> Web privacy standards or "Disruption to the conduct of business is a real
> risk," says Andersen principal Kerry Shackelford. (Reuters 16 Aug 2001)
> http://news.excite.com/news/r/010816/11/net-tech-privacy-dc
>
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