Privacy Online: Fair Information Practices in the Electronic Marketplace: AReport to Congress

摘要

This is the Commission's third report to Congress examining the state of onlineprivacy and the efficacy of industry self-regulation. It presents the result of the Commission's 2000 Online Privacy Survey (the 'Survey'), which reviewed the nature and substance of U.S. commercial Web sites' privacy disclosures, and assesses the effectiveness of self-regulation. The Report alos considers the recommendations of the Commission-appointed Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security. Finally, the Report sets forth the Commission's conclusion that legislation is necessary to ensure further implementation of fair information practices online and recommends the framework for such legislation.