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Groups drop Amazon over privacy policy

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Charging that Amazon.com's new privacy policy does not adequately protect customers' personal data, two consumer privacy groups have ended business relationships with Amazon. The Electronic Privacy Information Center and privacy advocate Junkbusters said they wanted to call consumers' and legislators' attention . . .

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Most federal sites fail privacy test

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A staggering 97 percent of federal Web sites fail to adhere to the four basic privacy principles that the Federal Trade Commission has recommended be made mandatory for all private sector Web sites, according a government report scheduled for release Tuesday.The . . .

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OMB clarifies use of ’cookies’

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The Office of Management and Budget last week amended its privacy policy to allow agencies to use certain types of technology to personalize their Web sites for visitors. Privacy has become one of the overriding concerns of agencies, Congress and citizens . . .

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Trading Net Privacy At E-Checkout

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Signs are multiplying that online privacy is fast becoming a moot point - at least for shoppers. Americangreetings.com, the second largest retail site on the Web, has a click-through rate on its privacy policy link of 0.009 percent, or 9 in 100,000 visitors. The company had 8.1 million unique visitors in August.. . .

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Bills would protect against Net surveillance

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The proposed wiretap bill would make it more difficult for prosecutors to obtain court permission to monitor the telephone numbers dialed by a suspect. The bill would require the same standard of evidence now needed for permission to tap a telephone conversation. . . .

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