PRIVACY
ISSUES
INDEX
Current Proceeding
Remarks by Secretary of Commerce William M. Daley at the Online Profiling Workshop
9-17-99 Federal Register Notice of Workshop and Request for Comments
6-5-1998 Federal Register Notice (Request for Comments on Internet Privacy)
Comments ReceivedJune 23-24, 1998 Public Meeting
on Internet Privacy
Related Privacy Links
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA") of the United States Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop on November 8, 1999 on "online profiling," the practice of aggregating information about consumers' preferences and interests, gathered primarily by tracking their movements online, and using the resulting consumer profiles to create targeted advertising on Web sites. The agencies sought public comment addressing various issues related to the practice of online profiling. (Federal Register Notice)
Reply comments may be filed through November 30, 1999. Comments will be posted at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/profiling/index.htm
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy S. Lader, NTIA, U. S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230,
telephone (202) 482-1880, email wlader@ntia.doc.gov; or Martha K. Landesberg,
Division of Financial Practices, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W., Mail Stop 4429, Washington, D.C. 20580, telephone (202) 326-2825,
email mlandesberg@ftc.gov.
In 1998, the Department of Commerce requested comments on various aspects of Internet Privacy including the effectiveness of self regulation for privacy. Specifically, the Department of Commerce sought comment on the staff discussion paper "Elements of Effective Self Regulation for Protection of Privacy." It also asked for responses to specific questions concerning online privacy protection. In addition, the Department sought input on the specific instances in which government action may be necessary to protect privacy on the Internet. Please refer to the 6-5-1998 Federal Register Notice (Request for Comments) for further information contact Jane Coffin in the Office of International Affairs. Comments received in response to the 1998 Notice are posted here.
