Communications
Dec. 21, 1999
Top-Down Control of Privacy Chokes E-Commerce
FORUM California's proposals to regulate privacy are losing propositions because nothing is sinister about the explosion of innovation and efficiency that will result from information about customers' buying habits. Page 6.
Will privacy become the regulatory boot in the door of the Internet? New ways of collecting information about consumer transactions sometimes worry consumers. But business is changing to offer consumers reassurance about privacy. Top-down regulation is not the answer. New privacy proposals introduced in California threaten to strangle small businesses and el...
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