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Insurers are fighting privacy bills. (D.C. Dispatch).(Brief Article)
Insurance agents and companies are fighting privacy battles on a number of fronts, opposing legislation they believe unnecessarily inhibits legitimate commerce. The primary bills are moving through the Senate, and cover such topics as the use of Social Security numbers, commercial e-mail and ...
Tags: FINANCE, financial, Government, SECURITY, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2002-05-27
Kids' privacy act stings Web sites;New guidelines limit sharing of data with others.(Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act )(Brief Article)
One month since the Federal Trade Commission-backed Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act went into effect, e-commerce support of child privacy has rocketed from platitude into practice. As little as a year ago, government studies found that One month since the Federal Trade Commission-backed...
Tags: FTC, online privacy, Web
Research articles 2000-05-15
Bentley College-Watchfire Survey of Online Privacy Practices in Higher Education Reveals Risk Management Issues for U.S. Colleges and Universities
WALTHAM, Mass. -- A first-of-its-kind national survey of online privacy practices in higher education, conducted by Bentley College and Watchfire, reveals that while most schools engage in e-commerce, only 65 of 236 schools surveyed have privacy notices linked from their home page while nearly all schools surveyed engage in practices...
Tags: Bentley College, education, MARKETING, survey, Watchfire
Research articles 2006-04-24
Bentley College/Watchfire Survey of Online Privacy Practices in Higher Education Reveals Risk Management Issues for U.S. Colleges and Universities.
Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., April 24 AScribe Newswire -- A first-of-its-kind national survey of online privacy practices in higher education, conducted by Bentley College and Watchfire, reveals that while most schools engage in e-commerce, only 65 of 236 schools surveyed have privacy...
Tags: Bentley College, education, MARKETING, survey, Watchfire
Research articles 2006-04-24
AAF Spurs E-Businesses to Post Privacy Policies
The American Advertising Federation will distribute sample privacy policies and stage educational workshops in an attempt to help small businesses with commercial Web sites start to post privacy policies online. Privacy policies are intended to explain what information is being collected from consumers on Web sites and how it...
Tags: BBBOnline, FTC, workshop
Research articles 1999-03-22
DoD nixes vendor of online monitoring software over privacy concerns
Computerworld - Echometrix Inc., a vendor of parental control software that is already under fire for alleged violations of an online children's privacy law, has been suspended from selling its products on a Department of Defense shopping portal because of privacy concerns. The action was taken in late October, barely...
Tags: children, Electronic Privacy Information Center
News items 2009-12-04
Are E-Privacy and E-Commerce a Contradiction in Terms? - An Economic Examination
At first glance, electronic commerce seems to be inconsistent with electronic privacy. Personalization plays an important strategic role in e-commerce. Thus, a lot of information about online consumers are collected, analysed and used. By contrast, e-privacy is aimed at reducing the amount of collected information about the Internet users. The...
Tags: University Of Applied Sciences, Personalization, E-business, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet
White papers 2001-06-01
EPIC Sues FTC Over Online-Privacy Records
The Electronic Privacy Information Center yesterday sued the Federal Trade Commission in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking to pry loose FTC records of consumer privacy complaints. The issue is important for e-commerce, as the FTC spearheads the government's efforts to decide whether the...
Tags: E-business/E-commerce, EPIC, FTC, INTERNET, SECURITY
Research articles 1999-10-13
Global privacy enforcement.
Feb 16, 2003 (E-Commerce Today - ABIX via COMTEX) Enforcement of privacy laws is often difficult. In cases when services are provided by online businesses operating outside the domestic jurisdiction it is often impossible to offer an adequate level of protection. The OECD Working...
Tags: Government, W3C
Research articles 2003-02-17
Facebook Promises Stronger Privacy Controls
The last time Facebook enhanced user privacy protection was in July, when chief privacy officer Chris Kelly said that Facebook was the process of simplifying and standardizing its privacy settings. function showDescimg{ifelementelement.innerHTML = img.alt;}; However, the safety of minors on social networking sites remains an issue. Last week, for instance,...
Tags: Facebook
News items 2009-08-27
Broadcast Regulation, Cable TV Regulation, FCC Equipment Regulation, Electronic Evidence Regulation, Privacy Law E-Mail Alert and Wireless Regulation. (Related News in brief).
Pike & Fischer (Silver Spring, MD) is now offering free access to a new series of six e-zines and users may subscribe to as many as they like. The online ... Pike & Fischer (Silver Spring, MD) is now offering free access to a new series...
Tags: cable television, FCC, regulation, wireless
Research articles 2002-06-30
Social Networking Myths and Risks
You know that connecting to colleagues online has real benefits, but there are some things holding you back. If you're worried about wasting time, losing your privacy, or struggling with your technical skills, don't be — most social networks are safe and easy to use. That said, there are a...
Tags: Facebook, Network, LinkedIn, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jake Swearingen, Professional Network, Professional Development
Articles 2008-09-05
The safe-harbor agreement between the United States and Europe: a missed opportunity to balance the interests of e-commerce and privacy online?
During the first half of 2000, two high-profile incidents heightened public concerns about the privacy of personal data on the Internet. These incidents involved the e-commerce toy retailer Toysmart.com and DoubleClick, the largest online advertising company in the United States. Coincidentally, the Commission of the European Communities issued a document...
Tags: agreement, e-business, FTC, privacy, SECURITY, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2002-12-01
Toy Retailers and The Internet: Which Retailers Should I Buy and Which Ones Should I Sell?
The internet is rapidly changing the way toys are bought and sold. Time-starved parents are using the internet to look up product information, identify possible gifts, get the best prices, and avoid having to go to the retail store and wait in long lines, particularly during the Christmas season, when...
Tags: Retail Company, KB Toys, Retail, Internet
White papers 2003-01-01
CONSUMER RIGHTS AND PROTECTION
INTERNET CONSUMER RIGHTS AND PROTECTION Sections within this essay: Background Development of the Internet Consumers and Privacy Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Electronic Communications Privacy Act Children's Online Privacy Protection Act FTC Actions Cybersquatting Electronic Signatures and E-Sign Additional Resources Background The Internet has raised a variety...
Tags: FTC, INTERNET, Toysmart
Research articles 2005-10-25
FTC issues five-year report, "Protecting Consumers Online".
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 December 1999-US FTC: FTC issues five-year report, "Protecting Consumers Online" C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:211299 A new report issued by staff of the Federal Trade Commission highlights how the agency has worked to stop online fraud and deception, ...
Tags: agency, commission, e-business, fraud, FTC, Globalization, INTERNET, MARKETING, SALES, Strategy, Web
Research articles 1999-12-22
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