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COMPANIES AGREE TO ADDRESS CYBER-PRIVACY CONCERNS
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June 10, 1997 Web posted at: 7:34 p.m. EDT (2334 GMT)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hoping to stave off strict government curbs, Lexis-Nexis and seven other companies that sell detailed personal information about Americans agreed Tuesday to voluntary limits to minimize privacy intrusions.
But consumer advocates at a Federal Trade Commission hearing insisted that mandatory rules were needed to crack down on growing abuses by electronic data companies, especially because many smaller companies aren't part of the agreement.
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