At 03:06 PM 4/21/99 -0400, you wrote: >COMPUTERGRAM INTERNATIONAL: APRIL 21 1999 > >The GIP reiterated its opposition to privacy legislation but >said that laws would probably needed in the area of internet >taxation, which is a fairly non-controversial statement. Most of you are aware of the conflict between the EU and US positions on privacy. The GIP, as a promoter of e-commerce, would be expected to come down on the US side. The consumer and casual shopper, however, does not at present seem to be represented in the debate except as to the EU principles. Those who have real privacy concerns might consider advancing the EU principles within the US community. Of course, how much intrusion into personal privacy (collecting and exploiting personal data) will be permitted in the P3P mentioned below is not yet known, and it may be a viable alternative. It >will be actively promoting the Platform for Privacy Preferences >(P3P) as a privacy tool once it has been through the mill at >the W3C and is working on a paper with MIT on personal data >privacy. The GIP intends to remodel its web site to become an >"internet policy portal." >http://www.gip.org Bill Lovell
