Private Firms and Privacy Protection

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Atlantic Monthly Cover Story on Privacy By Toby Lester The March 2001 issue of The Atlantic Monthly has a long article on the many ways new privacy-protection technology is being developed and marketed. ----- How Can Privacy be Protected...? The September/October 2000 issue of the Fraser Institute's newsletter, The Canadian Student Review, includes two valuable articles on privacy. ----- Regulating Information Privacy... The second article from Fraser Institutes' Canadian Student Review. ----- Who Will Pay for Privacy? This article by Deborah Lohse of the Mercury News reviews the efforts of privacy firms Privada Inc, Zero-Knowledge Systems and iPrivacy to develop privacy products that consumers will pay for. ----- Beefing Up Privacy Initiatives By CNET News.com, July 22, 2000 Trying to quell concern over online profiling, several major Internet companies are stepping up efforts to give surfers more information about their privacy online. ----- Debate Over Microsoft Cookie Policy By Reuters, July 22, 2000 A Microsoft critic said the firm's decision to give consumers control over "cookies" is a ruse, but some privacy advocates applauded the move. ----- Privacy Software From Microsoft By The Associated Press, July 21, 2000 After years of criticism by privacy advocates for its inaction, Microsoft will introduce new software that lets users know when online marketers are taking a peek at their personal information. ----- Microsoft, AOL Become Privacy Gatekeepers April 7, 2000 (Forbes article) The browser makers will determine your privacy settings on the Internet. And that doesn't please consumer advocates ... ------- Database Legislation Spurs Fierce Lobbying: Issue Revolves Around Rights to Listings June 5, 2000 (New York Times , page A14) Reports on the battle between firms that want facts and figures on commercial databases protected by copyright law, and other firms that want this information available to the public (by which they mean, available for their own commercial uses). (Article is in NYT online archives at www.nyt.com. However, site charges $2.50 (!) to "purchase" article.) -----