Web Survey Finds Decline
in Collection of Private Information
Operators of sites on the World Wide Web are showing more respect for the privacy of online visitors, according to a survey released March 27 by the Progress and Freedom Foundation (PFF), a private Washington-based research organization.
"By every relevant measure, the extent of online information collection has declined since May 2000," according to the report, the fourth survey of privacy practices compiled by PFF since 1998.
Sites are giving more prominent placement to the statement of their privacy policies, and those statements have become more complete, according to the PFF survey. Consumers are also being offered more choices on directing site operators in the use of their Personal Identifying Information. Complete text
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