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Wed, 05 Jul 2000 13:21:18 GMT Robert Lemos, ZDNet News US
Will technology aimed at informing users about how much information each site requests be a 'go' for better privacy on the Web?
Starting next year, Web sites that violate user privacy are going to find themselves under an embarrassing cyber spotlight.
The sites will be targeted by a new technology known as the Platform for Privacy Preferences, or P3P. Developed by several companies and privacy advocates in conjunction with the standards-setting World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the technology will alert surfers whenever they encounter Web sites that seek to collect more data than the user wants to share.
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