Personal info regulation [CNN]
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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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Jim Choate wrote:
____________________________________________________________________ | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http:// www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage@ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|
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Jim Choate wrote:
____________________________________________________________________ | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http:// www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage@ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|
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At 12:13 AM 6/11/97 -0500, Igor Chudov @ home wrote:
Jim Choate wrote:
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Jim Choate