The U.S. Federal Trade Commission released a 112-page report on privacy. The have reiterated the Fair Information Practice Principles as guiding their perspectives and offer these three (3) principles: " - *Privacy by Design*: Build in privacy at every stage of product development; - *Simplified Choice for Businesses and Consumers*: Give consumers the ability to make decisions about their data at a relevant time and context, including through a Do Not Track mechanism, while reducing the burden on businesses of providing unnecessary choices; and - *Greater Transparency*: Make information collection and use practices transparent." The Executive Summary gives a fairly good grounding of the views. If you want more details read the entire document here: http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/03/120326privacyreport.pdf -- Carlton Samuels ============================== Carlton A Samuels Mobile: 876-818-1799 *Strategy, Planning, Governance, Assessment & Turnaround* =============================