BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JULY 17, 2000 ISSUE
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY

Privacy Pact Proposals


ACCESS
Consumers would be able to see the personal information ad networks collect about them

ONE-STOP OPT-OUT
Consumers who don't want online advertisers to keep dossiers on their Web-surfing habits will be able to go to a single opt-out site

NO SWITCHING GEARS
Companies that maintain anonymous Web-surfing profiles won't be able to link them to identifiable data without permission



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