- From: Ari Schwartz <ari@cdt.org>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 09:53:17 -0400
- To: public-p3p@w3.org
Report: Web Privacy Policies Confuse Net Surfers Wed Jun 25,12:03 AM ET http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=581&u=/nm/20030625/tc_nm/tech_privacy_dc&printer=1 By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Privacy policies" that explain a company's Web surveillance habits have done little to dispel confusion among Internet users about how they are tracked online, according to a report released on Wednesday. The dense, legalistic documents that many commercial Web sites post to explain their data-collection habits are more likely to provide false reassurance than clarity to Web surfers, the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center found. [...] Turow recommended that Web sites be required to translate their privacy policies into a machine-readable code called P3P that would allow users to automatically steer away from sites that they would find too invasive. P3P was introduced over a year ago but has not been widely adopted. Web sites should also be required to disclose in plain language what they know about their visitors, what they have done with that information, and what they plan to learn about them, he said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright © 2003 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. Copyright © 2003 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Questions or Comments Privacy Policy -Terms of Service - Copyright Policy - Ad Feedback
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