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Article: Privacy programs for small businesses.(franchises getting privacy seal from Council of Better Business Bureaus for doing online business)
- Article from:
- Franchising World
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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With reports swirling of data security breaches, consumers worry about identity theft and businesses brace for potential legal claims. Franchise networks add a layer of complexity to these worries. Franchise companies and franchisees share a brand, but may not follow the same privacy and security practices. A breach anywhere in the network may be a risk to the entire network.
Fortunately, help is available from a variety of sources. This article describes just one of the sources, but a very good one: the Council of Better Business Bureaus. The CBBB offers two programs to help businesses with their privacy practices.
The first CBBB program is a "privacy ...