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Article: ITAA Hails Industry Self Regulation of Online Privacy.
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- May 12, 1999
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ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 1999--
The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) today applauded the successful efforts of the high-tech industry to voluntarily post privacy policies on the web, without the imposition of burdensome regulations by government.
ITAA said that today's release of the Georgetown University privacy study, which revealed a one-year 300% rise in percentage of web sites offering privacy postings, signifies what the association believed all along: industry self regulation works in this consumer-driven medium.
The Georgetown study showed that 66% of all web sites have posted privacy policies, up ...