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Internet Privacy
Georgetown
Internet Privacy Policy Survey
The Georgetown
survey was conducted for the Federal Trade Commission and was
initiated and funded by the private sector (Executive
Summary).
The report was prepared by the
University’s research group in 1999.
Results provide information on the kinds of personal
information that Web sites collect from consumers and whether or not
the companies have posted privacy notices online.
According to the study, 98% of the top
100 Web sites collected at least one type of personal
information, and 93% of Web sites have posted at least one type
of disclosure. Disclosures
include a description of a site’s practices, and a privacy
policy notice, or an information practice statement.
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