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The Platform for Privacy Preferences Project, more commonly known as P3P was designed by the World Wide Web Consortium aka W3C in response to the increased use of the Internet for sales transactions and subsequent collection of personal information. P3P is a special protocol that allows a website’s policies to be machine readable, granting web users’ greater control over the use and disclosure of their information while browsing the [...]  Internet cookies are an inherent part of Internet use. Many sites cannot function without them. Cookies are confusing, particularly because many myths surround their use. While cookies are not the source of viruses or spam, they do present potential privacy issues in their ability to track a user’s internet activity. Some of this tracking is benign, allowing for an easier, more personalized browsing experience. However, other uses of cookies are far more [...] Amazon and Wikimedia will sidestep the storm brewing around Phorm and the British ISP’s. Last week, after the announcement by the European Commission that charges would be brought against the United Kingdom for failing to conform to the EU Data Protection Directive, both Amazon UK and Wikimedia announced they will not participate in the behavioral advertising vendor’s [...] The Europeans value privacy; it is a fundamental human right in their eyes. The European Commission began legal action against the United Kingdom Tuesday for failure to “ensure, among other things, the confidentiality of communications by prohibiting interception and surveillance without the user’s [...] Last week, the FTC provided guidance for online advertising. Most regulatory agencies issue guidelines as a precursor for regulations. The consensus is that the self regulation within the online advertising community is not [...] | ||||
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