Re: response to USA Today Article in Money on Microsoft Privacy

On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 06:29:56AM -0500, Robert Thibadeau wrote:
> Privacy, P3P, and Microsoft
> 
> also use the term "Privacy Invasive Technologies" (PITs) as the
> opposite.  PETs are good.  PITs are bad.  It would be nice if USA Today
> heard the word "enhancing" and stopped thinking "solving".  The law
> solves.
> 
The term PET was invented by John Borking, soon former vice chairman of
the former dutch registratiekamer. John, AFAIK, sees P3P as a PET,
depending on the use we make of it.

The term PIT was invented AFAIK by Roger Clarke from Australia. This
term has been taken up by Marc Rotenberg and was used also against P3P. 
This term hasn't the wide acceptance that PET has. It is just a very
good marketing gag of the privacy advocates. 

Best, 

-- 
Rigo Wenning            W3C/INRIA
Policy Analyst          Privacy Activity Lead
mail:rigo@w3.org        2004, Routes des Lucioles
http://www.w3.org/      F-06902 Sophia Antipolis

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