The report is a summary of the June 4/5 meeting where the FTC heard from a half-dozen panels of privacy advocates, consumer groups, and businesses. I posted a note about it and the legislation swirling around it to cypherpunks then, I believe. The hearing/workshop was tense at times. The privacy advocates and firms were at odds: companies proposed free-market solutions. The nonprofit lobby groups said it wouldn't work. EPIC, for instance, is one of the groups pushing for greater privacy protection through legislation and regulation. -Declan On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, John Young wrote:

The Federal Trade Commission released yesterday:

"Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure"

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/privacy/privacy1.htm

Reuters 1-6-97:

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.