Trade Commission drops inquiry of DoubleClick; company accused of violating privacy

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The investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into DoubleClick Inc. has been dropped. The FTC was investigating the company about whether the marketing concern was violating consumer privacy laws by tracking Web-user's habits.

Market Research Services, Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling, Commercial nonphysical research, Investigations, United States. Federal Trade Commission, Marketing research firms, DoubleClick Inc.

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As big PC brother watches, users encounter frustration

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Many privacy consultants are alarmed by the blase attitude of consumers toward the Internet. In spite of attempts by security software companies and Internet Service Providers, consumers seem to refuse "cookies," files monitoring the users' site-visits, almost never, albeit often a cookie rejection results in disfunction of the Web site. And the last Pew Internet and American Life Project report noted that 56% of consumers didn't know what cookies were. More consumers, however are becoming pragmatic about privacy and use of their credit cards online and pick and choose among trusted sites. Companies are also obliging by finding alternatives to the collection of personal information.

Telegraph & other communications, World, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Privacy, Interpretation and construction, Safety and security measures, Laws, regulations and rules, Services, Internet service providers, Network security software, Industry legal issue, Security software, User groups, Cookie files (Computers), Zero-Knowledge Systems Inc.

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In Survey, Fewer Are Sharing Files (Or Admitting It)

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The Pew Internet and American Life Project will issue a report that indicates there has been a 50% decrease in the number of people swapping online music files since mid-2003. This trend reflects the success of the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuits against individual music file users. Previous surveys of file swappers revealed that many Internet customers did not understand fully the consequences of copyright infringement.

Legal/Government Regulation, Labor Distribution by Employer, Statistics, Sound recording industry, Recording industry, Recording Industry Association of America, Online music trading, File sharing

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