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Privacy Groups Send E-Commerce Recommendations To Capitol

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Privacy advocates are gearing up to push for broad electronic privacy legislation this fall, hoping to convince lawmakers that businesses’ self-regulation techniques are inadequate. The groups also say Internet companies’ efforts don’t go far enough.
"Self regulation does not work. We’ve seen it in capital markets. We’ve
seen it online," said Consumer Watchdog’s John Simpson.

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