59% of Americans Say Only Legislation Will Create Good Privacy Policy.(Brief Article)

According to a new Wirthlin Worldwide survey, 59 percent of Americans believe only legislation and legal enforcement will make most businesses observe good privacy policy while 60 percent of business executives believe businesses will adopt good privacy standards on their own. Entitled "Privacy Concerns: Is It Time For Government To Act?" the survey measures the general public's concern about giving personal/private information to businesses.

On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all worried and 10 being extremely 10 being extremely worried), the general public's rating of worry when providing personal/private information to business was a 6.9 while the rating of worry when giving information to business over the Internet was 7.4. When asked to describe their feelings in words about giving private/personal information to businesses, 92 percent said "cautious," 81 percent said 72 percent "suspicious," 68 percent "uncertain," and 64 percent said "uneasy." Moreover, according to the survey, many Americans feel that the personal details companies 47 for are "never necessary" to give out. …

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