Internet Privacy - Protecting Personal Information: Overview and Pending Legislation

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The privacy of information collected by operators of World Wide Web sites is a growing issue of concern. Many in Congress and the Clinton Administration prefer to rely on industry self regulation to protect consumer privacy, but frustration at industry's slow pace led to the 1998 passage of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act in 1998 (P.L. 105-277). This report provides a very abbreviated overview of Internet privacy issues and tracks pending legislation.

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Smith, Marcia S. January 16, 2001.

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  • Smith, Marcia S. Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy; Resources, Science, and Industry Division

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The privacy of information collected by operators of World Wide Web sites is a growing issue of concern. Many in Congress and the Clinton Administration prefer to rely on industry self regulation to protect consumer privacy, but frustration at industry's slow pace led to the 1998 passage of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act in 1998 (P.L. 105-277). This report provides a very abbreviated overview of Internet privacy issues and tracks pending legislation.

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Smith, Marcia S. Internet Privacy - Protecting Personal Information: Overview and Pending Legislation, report, January 16, 2001; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs1977/: accessed May 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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