Privacy Groups Mull ‘Do Not Track’ List for Internet

What does this new system have that P3P does not? Why is the FTC involved? Does the government have to control every aspect of our lives? Who is actually going to trust every website out there to abide by these controls? A company that signs and promises not to abuse your data, and then asks for extra privileges are the most likely to abuse it.

If a website does abuse data that they promised not to, how will they be caught? Will they be tried in court as criminals? Copyright infringers are tried as criminals and we all know how that turned out. The Do not call registry works because it is tied phone numbers, which are static for users, and are the only gateway for phone communication between a user and a solicitor. There is no such vehicle for the internet. If the U.S.

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