ADVISORY/Web Sites Put Consumer Privacy at Risk, Study Says.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1999 TOPIC: Shoppers who frequent e-commerce sites may be revealing more information than they think, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent study. The Electronic Privacy Information Center Electronic Privacy Information Center or EPIC is a public interest research group in Washington D.C.. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values in the (EPIC) examined the top online shopping sites and found that all of them may be compromising customer privacy, as reported in The Washington Post. Of the 100 sites examined, 18 reportedly did not post a privacy policy, 35 of the sites used profile-based advertisers and 87 used "cookies," a method of storing user information. EPIC also noted that the online privacy of children is protected by the FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). , but there is no legislation that protects general consumer privacy. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Lauren Hall is chief technology officer, Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ). Hall conducts nationwide seminars on online privacy issues, and represents SIIA on policy discussions relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc privacy and encryption issues. 202/452-1600, ext. 313 lhall@siia.net Nicholas Allard is partner, chairman, Governmental Relations Group, Latham & Watkins. He is an expert in online privacy issues and teaches the course, "Law and Order in Cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. " at George Mason University Named after American revolutionary, patriot and founding father George Mason, the university was founded as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1957 and became an independent institution in 1972. . 949/223-2326 kscheithauer@hillandknowlton.com Simson Garfinkal is the author of the upcoming book, "Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century." 707/829-0515, ext. 230 lisam@oreilly.com Bonnie Lowell is CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. & exec. VP, strategic technology relationships, Younology, Inc. Her expertise includes Web personalization and online consumer privacy. 781/684-0770 parrishb@schwartz-pr.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at the above web address. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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