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FTC Wants Voluntary Online ‘Do Not Track’ System

U.S. regulators are pressuring Internet companies to put in place by the end of the year a “Do Not Track” system that would give consumers more control over their personal data online, in a report released on Monday that privacy …

White House Internet Privacy Bill of Rights Met with Skepticism

The White House proposed last Thursday a “privacy bill of rights” that would give consumers more control over their data but relies heavily for now on voluntary commitments by Internet companies like Google Inc. and Facebook. The plan comes amid …