IP: microsoft, p3p and privacy laws

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>Reply-To: <tweber@wsj.com>
>From: "Tom Weber" <tweber@wsj.com>
>To: <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
>
>
>Hi, Dave. I thought your readers might be interested in this story by my
>colleague Glenn Simpson. It's a great explanation of how P3P fits into the
>privacy debate, and offers the first real look at Microsoft's plans for the
>default privacy setting in IE 6. (Among other things, the default will
>permit third-party cookies as long as the third party has an opt-out
>policy.)
>
>http://public.wsj.com/sn/y/SB985132165383902742.html
>(no subscrption required)
>
>As Congress Mulls New Web-Privacy Laws,
>Microsoft Pushes System Tied to Its Browser
>
>By Glenn R. Simpson
>Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal
>
>WASHINGTON -- Privacy on the Internet is a hot-button issue for lawmakers
>and consumers. With Web sites compiling vast dossiers on their visitors,
>pressure is mounting for new laws to rein in the cyber-snoops.
>
>Now Microsoft Corp. says it has a high-tech solution to the problem -- no
>Draconian action needed. The software giant's answer: a system, based on
>industry standards, that lets consumers choose how much protection they
>want. The approach will effectively let PC users adjust the dial on a kind
>of privacy thermostat built into their Web browsers.
><snip>
>
>Best,
>Tom
>
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