Tracks in Cyberspace: Government Is Wary of Tackling Online Privacy. / John Schwartz.
by Schwartz, John; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 77Business. Publisher: New York Times, 2001ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Consumer protection | Internet -- Personal information | Internet and privacy | Privacy | Privacy lawsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Momentum has dissipated in Washington for new laws and regulations that might restrict the use of cookies and other high-technology tools by businesses to monitor Internet users' activities. Some lawmakers say that the politics of privacy is so sensitive and complex that a deliberate approach is the best--but there is growing agreement that some kind of government action will eventually have to emerge." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article focuses on the U.S. government's solutions to online privacy and protecting the consumer.
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Originally Published: Tracks in Cyberspace: Government Is Wary of Tackling Online Privacy, Sept. 6, 2001; pp. C1+.
"Momentum has dissipated in Washington for new laws and regulations that might restrict the use of cookies and other high-technology tools by businesses to monitor Internet users' activities. Some lawmakers say that the politics of privacy is so sensitive and complex that a deliberate approach is the best--but there is growing agreement that some kind of government action will eventually have to emerge." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article focuses on the U.S. government's solutions to online privacy and protecting the consumer.
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