Online Privacy Protection : Issues and Developments.

Provides an overview of the legal framework for the protection of personal information on the Internet and in electronic commerce. Discusses the Administration's regulation of Internet privacy, focusing on FTC activity and authority and U.S. cooperation with the European Union Directive on the...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides an overview of the legal framework for the protection of personal information on the Internet and in electronic commerce. Discusses the Administration's regulation of Internet privacy, focusing on FTC activity and authority and U.S. cooperation with the European Union Directive on the Protection of Personal Data. Looks at Congressional initiatives pertaining to online privacy protection, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.
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