Re: FTC Online Privacy Report

[snow <snow@smoke.suba.com>]

> The Federal Trade Commission released yesterday:
>   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.

     Anyone willing to place a bet on how many companies will implement A,B, 
and D, and implement C so that it benefits the consumer, rather than just 
protects a valuable mailing list from theft?