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  • Key Provisions of Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill [pdf version 60kb] (this document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader).
  • Information Sheet 18 -- Taking reasonable steps to make individuals aware that personal information about them is being collected. Privacy Commissioner of Australia, June 2003. "National Privacy Principles (NPPs) 1.3 and 1.5 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act) aim to make sure that individuals know who collects personal information about them, the purpose of collection and what happens to the information after it is collected. This helps give individuals some control over information about themselves..."
  • Ruddock sets up privacy law review, by Julian Bajkowski. Computerworld, 30 August 2004. "Enterprises handling the personal information of customers are being given a second chance to influence the operation of the federal Privacy Act (1998). Federal Attorney General Philip Ruddock has announced a review of private sector provisions of the law..."

Australia. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Advisory Report on the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill 2000. Released June 26, 2000.

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Australian Communications Authority

  • ACA to release new privacy guidelines, by Rodney Gedda. Computerworld, 28 January 2005. "The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) is to clamp down on businesses using public telephone directories for marketing purposes and will release new privacy guidelines next month..."

The Australian Privacy Commissioner's Website - All the relevant legislation to do with privacy and security on the internet, what your rights are and private sector privacy.

  • Building a Culture that Respects Privacy. Australian Privacy Commissioner Media Release 6 December 2000 " The newly strengthened Privacy Act delivers a clear message to private sector organisations that it's time to adopt practices that protect the personal information of Australians, Federal Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton said today..."
  • Security, Privacy and Legal Issues Internet Privacy Issues Summarised from an article by Karen Dearne Western Australia E-Commerce News 1 March 2001 "Australia's Federal Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton has warned that privacy audits of federal and ACT government agencies have revealed that computer security policies are failing to protect personal information from unauthorised access or disclosure..."
  • Australian Privacy Commissioner Invitation to comment on the Draft National Privacy Principle Guidelines "I would like to invite you to comment on the draft version of the National Privacy Principle Guidelines that have been prepared by my office in consultation with various industry and consumer/community representatives." (Please note: comments required by 6 July 2001)
  • Australia. Privacy Commissioner - Invitation to comment on the Consultation Paper: Privacy Issues in the Use of Public Key Infrastructure for Individuals and Possible Guidelines for Handling Privacy Issues in the Use of PKI for Individuals by Commonwealth agencies (15/6/2001) (Please note: comments required by 27 July 2001) The National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE), as the agency responsible for managing Gatekeeper, has invited the Privacy Commissioner to consider issuing guidelines on the privacy implications and good practices for Commonwealth agencies using PKI for individuals. Information is available in html, pdf and various other formats.
  • Privacy Compliance Audit: Commonwealth Government Web Sites 2001 August 2001. "In 1999 the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner (OFPC) conducted a pilot audit of Commonwealth websites to assess compliance with the guidelines. In 2000, the OFPC conducted a more formal audit of compliance. The results of the second audit were presented to agencies in November 2000. In May 2001 the OFPC initiated a follow up audit of Commonwealth government websites to assess progress with compliance...." [html] [pdf] [83kb) (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader).
  • Australian Privacy Commissioner - Guidelines to the National Privacy Principles (September 2001) - To assist organisations in understanding their obligations under the Privacy Act 1988, the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner (the Office) has developed a set of guidelines that give organisations helpful information about the National Privacy Principles (NPPs).
    • Guidelines to the National Privacy Principles released - Media Release 17 September 2001
    • Privacy: Australian Companies Fall Short By Staff, Computer Daily News. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Newsbytes 17 September 2001. "With the December deadline for compliance with new Australian privacy laws rushing closer - and the Privacy Commissioner today releasing revised guidelines - many big corporates have yet to resolve challenges in implementing the new laws, say Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Dimension Data Australia. ..."
  • Countdown to online privacy. ZDNet Australia, November 07, 2001. "In July this year, less than 20 percent of businesses were aware of new privacy legislation coming into force on December 21. This prompted the Australian Privacy Commission to undertake an intensive awareness campaign, which has been “amazingly successful”, according to Malcolm Crompton, the Federal Privacy Commissioner. ..."
  • Privacy and Public Key Infrastructure: Guidelines for Agencies using PKI to communicate or transact with individuals, December 2001
  • 5 steps to better on-line privacy - The following links and information are designed to give you an overview of some on-line tools that will help you protect the privacy of your information while you are on-line....
  • Privacy cuts make rules 'ridiculous', By James Riley. The Australian, May 20, 2003. "AUSTRALIA'S chief privacy enforcement agency does not have enough money to enforce privacy rules, thereby putting at risk millions of dollars of trade services, academics and lawyers say..."
  • Privacy complaints soar, by Karen Dearne. The Australian, September 2, 2003. "A review of the Privacy Act is hanging in the balance, as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner staggers under a deluge of complaints about business misuse of personal information..."
  • Aust privacy comissioner tackles long-winded policies, by Patrick Gray. ZDNet Australia, September 10, 2003. "Australia's federal privacy commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, has announced plans to combat "long-winded and confusing" privacy policies and statements..."
  • Funding cuts trim Privacy Act to a toothless tiger, by Sandra Rossi, Computerworld, 17 November 2003. "Once upon a time Australia's largest companies and federal government agencies were racing to comply with the Privacy Act fearing ugly reprisals and reputational ruin. Today, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner is a skeleton of its former self, admitting that funding restraints have stripped the watchdog of its auditing capabilities..."
  • Privacy Commission urges employee records review, by Sandra Rossi, Computerworld, 24 February 2004. "Federal Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton has released a discussion paper on information privacy and employee records that will have widespread implications for the IT department..."
  • Privacy chief calls for identity management debate, By Siobhan Chapman, iTnews Australia, March 30, 2004. "Outgoing privacy chief Malcolm Crompton has called for Australia to have a debate on identity management, and finally put to bed the Australia Card debate..."
  • Privacy Commissioner to review the operation of the private sector provisions. Media Release, 13 August 2004. "The Attorney General has asked the Federal Privacy Commissioner to review the operation of the private sector provisions of the Privacy Act 1998. The provisions apply to the handling of personal information by many private sector organisations. The Commissioner has been asked to report by 31 March 2005..."
  • Research into privacy attitudes in Australia - The Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner.
    • Media Release: Results of research into community attitudes towards privacy released. The Office of the Federal privacy Commissioner, 26 October 2004. "The Federal Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, has today released the findings of research into the privacy attitudes of Australians. The focus of the research was to examine people's attitudes to privacy in a number of areas including: health, the Internet, dealing with businesses and government organisations, and privacy in the workplace..."
  • No scheme for private privacy, by Karen Dearne. AustralianIT, May 18, 2005. "The Privacy Act has not achieved a "single comprehensive scheme" for the protection of information, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's review of private sector privacy provisions has found..."
  • Privacy law review tells feds to go it alone, by Julian Bajkowski. Computerworld, 19 May 2005. "The biggest review to date of Australia's privacy laws has recommended the federal government consider legislating over the top of the states, and finds the current legal situation to be inconsistent, fails in its objectives and negatively impacts on business efficiency..."
  • Privacy -- may as well forget it? By Iain Ferguson. ZDNet Australia, 20 May 2005. "commentary What price privacy today? Defence of individual privacy in Australia seems largely limited to a few civil libertarians fighting intrusions fuelled by technological advancement and government moves often labelled anti-terrorism initiatives..."

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CSIRO

  • CSIRO prototype solves data privacy concerns, by Michael Crawford. Computerworld, 10 August 2005. "Prototype software, which the CSIRO has developed over the past three years, can solve most privacy concerns relating to the transfer of personal and sensitive patient health information, the organisation says..."
  • Privacy Software to Unlock Health Data Goldmine, by Sue Bushell. CIO, 9 August 2005. "CSIRO is looking for a lead agency to help it exploit newly-released privacy software which will allow the expanded use of health data collections without compromising personal privacy protections..."

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EC

  • "EC says Australia's privacy laws lack protection" by Barry Park The Age 26 March 2001 The report is available in pdf version (this document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). "Australia's Attorney-General has hit out at claims by a European Commission working party that the protection provided by Australia's privacy laws is inadequate. The report, released by the EC's Article 29 data protection working party, welcomed the Australian Government's adoption of the Australian Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000..."

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Guidelines for Federal and ACT Government World Wide Websites - The purpose of these guidelines is to assist agencies to adopt best privacy practice and comply with the Privacy Act in respect to their websites. When agencies are considering their web strategies and if personal information may be transmitted, published, solicited and collected via the Internet they need to consider the relevant privacy implications. It is the responsibility of agencies to ensure that their website implementation complies with the Privacy Act and addresses the privacy concerns of net users.

Inquiry to probe privacy laws. The Age, December 10, 2004. "Smart cards, genetic testing and other new technologies will come under the spotlight of a parliamentary inquiry. The Senate yesterday passed an Australian Democrats motion to establish an inquiry into Australia's privacy laws..."

Internet Industry Association - Privacy Code Launch Site - "The IIA welcomes comments from the public and industry on our draft Internet Industry Code of Practice which was launched on 16 August by the Federal Attorney General. We request that comments on the draft be emailed to privacycode@iia.net.au by 5 October 2001. Kindly state your name and, where applicable, the organisation on whose behalf you are making comments. (This identifying information will not be passed on to third parties, other than those for whom disclosure is necessary for the review or approval of our Code or as required by law, without your express prior consent)...."

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Privacy and The Public Good - Extract from Tom Worthington's new book The Net Traveller. Content includes: Introduction; Need for Commonwealth Privacy Legislation; Relevant International Standards and Obligations ; Appropriateness of National Principles for the Fair Handling of Personal Information; Conclusion.

Privacy breach for govt website, by Kelly Mills. Australia IT, November 29, 2002. "The Department of Family and Community Services has breached the Privacy Act by spamming website competition entrants on behalf of a university..."

Privacy concern over email law, by Alex Wilson. The Australian, August 30, 2004. "A new federal law could allow authorities easy access to private, stored emails without a warrant, according to civil libertarians. The bill, due to be debated in the Senate tomorrow, allows many new government bodies to access private emails, voicemail messages and SMS messages..."

Privacy fears over database, by Michelle Wiese Bockmann. AustralianIT, August 10, 2004. "Secret political databases "suck up" taxpayer money, "invade" privacy, and "skew" democracy, say two former Liberal staff members-turned-political lecturers. The pair has exposed longstanding ALP and Coalition practices to collect and funnel personal information into their own databases, under exemptions to the Privacy Act..."

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Privacy special report: All eyes on you. ZDNet Australia, December 20, 2001. "One of the most contentious and debated topics of the information age has been that of privacy..."

Privacy the biggest e-government hurdle, by Jennifer Foreshew. Australian IT, 8 May 2001. "Australia's adoption of e-government could be hampered by unresolved privacy concerns, a legal expert has warned..."

Special Minister of State

  • Abetz calls for privacy review, by James Riley. AustrailanIT, June 7, 2005. "SPECIAL Minister of State Eric Abetz has called for a review of the nation's privacy laws as a precursor to introducing the Government's ambitious electronic service delivery programs..."
  • E-government Minister backs privacy law review, By Iain Ferguson, ZDNet Australia, 6 June 2005. "The federal minister responsible for e-government strategy and procurement has thrown his weight behind a proposed review of the nation's privacy laws to determine whether changes are needed to accommodate new technologies..."

Whistle Mail

  • Labor cools enthusiasm for Hotmail leaks, by Julian Bajkowski and Michael Crawford. Computerworld, 29 July 2005. "Less than three hours after launching a new Hotmail address to expose government waste, the Australian Labor Party has warned public servants to never use their work computers or e-mail addresses to send information to it..."
  • Whistle-mail' a privacy risk. AustralianIT, July 28, 2005. "The Labor Party has set up an email address for public servants to blow the whistle on federal Government waste. But computer users have warned the move could actually put whistleblowers in jeopardy. Opposition public accountability spokesman Kelvin Thomson said the address - whistleblowersonhoward@hotmail.com - was a step forward in making the Howard government more accountable..."

New South Wales

E-mail snooping set to be outlawed in NSW and Victoria, by Sandra Rossi. Computerworld, 29 June 2004. "Victoria is set to follow NSW and introduce legislation to outlaw unauthorised snooping on workplace Internet surfing and e-mail communications..."

Western Australia

Privacy Laws Discussion Paper - Western Australia - Department of the Premier and Cabinet. 27 May 2003. "The State Government is seeking public comment on its proposals for new Privacy legislation to protect personal information held by state and local governments in Western Australia. A public discussion paper has been released outlining key issues associated with the proposed new laws, with public submissions accepted until 30 June, 2003. Interested people can also access a more detailed research paper on the proposed legislation..."

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Cookies

Allaboutcookies.com - everything you ever wanted to know about cookies....

The Cookie Concept, By Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. cookiecentral.com "The WWW is built on a very simple, but powerful premise. All material on the Web is formatted in a general, uniform format called HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), and all information requests and responses conform to a similarly standard protocol. When someone accesses a server on the Web, such as the Library of Congress, the user's Web browser will send an information request to the Library of Congress' computer. This computer is called a Web server. The Web server will respond to the request by transmitting the desired information to the user's computer. There, the user's browser will display the received information on the user's screen..."

The Cookie Conundrum, Greg Harvey. SitePoint Tribune, Issue 193, April 25, 2002. "...The Case for Cookies - So, what are cookies? As we know, cookies are plainly and simply an information store. A cookie can store anything you like within reason. But that's all it can do..."

Cookies must carry warnings, By David Neal, vnunet, 26 September 2003. "New privacy rules could soon mean sweeping changes for many web site owners. The Department of Trade and Industry has announced details of how the UK will implement European law concerning privacy and electronic communications. It said that when companies use cookies, or similar tracking devices, they must tell users and give them a chance to refuse the technology. This could lead to many web sites having to be altered..."

The Endangered Cookie, By Dave Morgan. Clickz, August 26, 2004. "Once you've moved beyond the OREO Double Stuff phase, the cookies in your life are primarily little text files summoned by your browser. They're placed, or called, by publishers' or advertisers' servers when those browsers visit their pages or contact their servers..."

The E-Privacy Imperative: Hands in the Cookie Jar, By Mark Merkow, CCP, CISSP. Insights - EC Outlook, April 19, 2002. "Following is an excerpt of Chapter 8 from my newest book, The E-Privacy Imperative: Protect Your Customers' Internet Privacy and Ensure Your Company's Survival in the Electronic Age...Hands in the Cookie Jar - At the heart of the privacy matter is what some privacy advocates would call the clandestine manner in which Web site sites are, unbeknownst to the user, collecting personally identifying information through stealth technology called "cookies." It's a deceivingly innocuous term for a relatively unsophisticated piece of technology that allows a Web site to collect information about the user and his browsing behaviors on the Internet...."

House Cuts Cookies From SPY ACT, By Roy Mark. Internet News, February 16, 2005. "With little fuss and no debate, a House subcommittee today amended an anti-spyware bill to clarify that the legislation does not cover third-party cookies..."

Revived Spyware Bill Could Crunch Cookies, By Zachary Rodgers. Clickz, January 6, 2005. "A reintroduced anti-spyware bill threatens online advertisers' and publishers' widespread use of cookies, ad executives say. If enacted into law in its current form, bill HR 29 could result in plummeting publisher CPMs and an end to frequency capping and behavioral targeting, along with other consequences..."

Spyware Legislation, Revisited, By Dave Morgan. Clickz, January 27, 2005. "When the first anti-spyware legislation was introduced last year, I was concerned legislators might do more harm than good in drawing up laws that reduced or eliminated spyware. My concern was the bill's language might sweep cookies (define) into the same pile as spyware (define) without acknowledging the fundamental difference between the two. Cookies perform many favorable tasks for users, such as remembering you so you don't have to reregister every time you visit a favorite site. Insidious spyware downloads without user knowledge, enables lots of ad formats consumers simply hate, and often violates privacy ethics and agreements..."

Study: Consumers Delete Cookies at Surprising Rate, By Rob McGann. Clickz, March 14, 2005. "Nearly 40 percent of Internet users delete cookies from their primary computers on at least a monthly basis, according to a study by JupiterResearch. The finding has big implications for advertising and marketing firms that depend on cookies for tracking and targeting..."

Turning up the heat on Web privacy, By Paul Festa. CNET News.com, November 19, 2002. "When Microsoft introduced version 6 of its Internet Explorer browser last year, many Webmasters were puzzled to find that their cookies were being blocked in increasing numbers. The culprit was IE's default implementation of the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P), and for that, the irate Webmasters had Lorrie Cranor to thank..."

Undetectable 'son of cookie' system wins grant, By John Lettice. The Register, 7 May 2002. "The developers of a 'son of cookie' web monitoring system have received a Proof of Concept grant from Scottish Enterprise to commercialise the system. Their non-cookie based web monitoring software does not (as indeed the name suggests) rely on cookies, but instead is intended to replace them with something far more powerful..."

Web Beacon Guidelines Released - Effort to be Part of Self-Regulatory Program to Address Privacy Concerns and Build Consumer Trust Online, November 26, 2002 - pdf format (this document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). "Washington, DC . "New industry guidelines that will help build even greater trust for consumers and businesses who perform on-line Internet transactions were unveiled today by a coalition of companies working through the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI). The guidelines, which will govern the use of web beacons by websites, are designed to address consumer and business privacy concerns..."

General Articles and Reports

Beyond Concern: Understanding Net Users' Attitudes About Online Privacy. AT&T Labs-Research Technical Report TR 99.4., 14 April 1999 - People are concerned about privacy, particularly on the Internet. While many studies have provided evidence of this concern, few have explored the nature of the concern in detail, especially for the online environment. With this study, the authors have tried to better understand the nature of online privacy concerns; they look beyond the fact that people are concerned and attempt to understand how they are concerned. They hope their results will help inform both policy decisions as well as the development of technology tools that can assist Internet users in protecting their privacy.

Commonwealth Centre for Electronic Governance

  • A Report on Security and Laws Privacy Seminar and Roundtable, October 2003 - This report is the outcome of two events in October 2003 on a common topic: Security and Privacy Laws – Striking the Balance. The first was held in public, a one-day seminar organized by the Commonwealth Centre for Electronic Governance in Ottawa on October 20,2003.  and a follow up Roundtable the following day. This report seeks to capture some of the more compelling points from the two discussions. It presents the public policy agenda that arises from striking a balance between legislation that attempts to protect the security interests of the Canadian state and of Canadians collectively and other legislation that aims to protect the privacy and rights of individuals..." The report is available in pdf format. (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader) (367kb)

E-government and the surveillance society? Public Sector Technology and Management, November 9, 2004. "The fight against terrorism, and the data requirements of e-government, raise the issue of finding the right balance between security and privacy, writes Thomas Riley..."

How public opinion polls define and circumscribe online privacy, by Kim Bartel Sheehan. First Monday, v.9, no.7, July 2004. "The advent of new communications technologies and the integration of such technologies into individuals' lives have resulted in major changes to society. Responding to such privacy concerns is of key interest to legislators, policy–makers, and business leaders as these groups seek to balance consumer privacy needs with the realities of this new society. These groups, and others, use public opinion polls and surveys to measure the current climate of opinion among citizens. This study examines the language of 43 opinion polls and surveys dealing with privacy and the Internet to understand how these polls define and assess online privacy. Results suggest that polls treat the complex construction of privacy in an overly simplistic way. Additionally, pollsters present many poll questions in a way that may lead survey respondents to express stronger negative feelings about privacy than really exist..."

The Information Economy - The Information Economy, maintained by Professor Hal R. Varian, Dean of the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California, Berkeley, includes online information about "the Economics of the Internet, Information Goods, Intellectual Property and Related Issues." This directory includes a vast number of Websites dealing with topics including electronic publishing; intellectual property; government resources; electronic commerce; intranets; policy and law; network economics; and security, encryption, and privacy. Each section of the directory is divided into subtopics and includes succinct annotations and reviews of the sites.

Net Users Try to Elude the Google Grasp, By Jennifer Lee. New York Times, July 25, 2002. "...The gradual erosion of personal privacy is hardly a new trend. For years, privacy advocates have been spinning cautionary tales about the perils of living in the electronic age. But it used to be that only government agencies and businesses had the resources and manpower to track personal information...."

Perceptions of Trust, By Robyn Greenspan. CyberAtlas, February 13, 2004. "Just over half of surveyed consumers discontinued doing business with a company because they were uncomfortable with their privacy protection, a report from Accenture found. The November 2003 survey of 570 individuals that mixed business marketing executives, privacy officers and customer relationship management executives with consumer respondents revealed that each group often has a different perception of privacy policies and trust issues..."

P3P - Platform for Privacy Preferences is a specification that will allow users' Web browsers to automatically understand Web sites' privacy practices. Privacy policies will be embedded in the code of a Web site. Browsers will read the policy, and then, automatically provide certain information to specific sites based on the preferences set by the users. For instance, if the site is an e-commerce site, the browser will automatically provide shipping info. If the site is requesting demographic info, then the browser will know to provide it anonymously. The P3P specification was developed by the W3C P3P Syntax, Harmonization, and Protocol Working Groups, including W3C Member organizations and experts in the field of Web privacy. P3P is based on W3C specifications that have already been established, including HTTP, XML and Resource Description Framework (RDF). http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/P/P3P.html.

  • Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) Becomes a W3C Proposed Recommendation - 28 January 2002: W3C is pleased to announce the advancement of the"The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification" to Proposed Recommendation. P3P is a simple automated way for users to gain control over the use of their personal information on Web sites they visit. Comments are welcome through 25 February. Read the answers to frequently asked questions about P3P and more about the W3C Privacy Activity.
    • An RDF Schema for P3P Published - 25 January 2002: The P3P Specification Working Group has published "An RDF Schema for P3P" as a W3C Note. Based on "The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification" Last Call Working Draft, the Note represents one possible RDF schema for P3P. P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Comments are welcome. Read about the W3C Privacy Activity.
  • Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) Becomes a W3C Recommendation - 16 April 2002: The World Wide Web Consortium today released "The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P 1.0)" as a W3C Recommendation. The specification has been reviewed by the W3C Membership, who favor its adoption by industry. P3P allows people to define and publish their Web site privacy policies, and helps automate how those policies are read. P3P also gives users control over the use of their personal information on Web sites they visit, thus promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Read the press release and testimonials.
    • Group OKs Web Site Privacy System, by Anick Jesdanun - AP Internet Writer - Govtech.net, April 17, 2002 -- NEW YORK (AP) -- "A system for quickly telling Internet users how well a Web site honors their personal privacy won final approval Tuesday from the Web's main standards organization..."
  • APPEL Working Draft Published 16 April 2002: The P3P Specification Working Group has released "A P3P Preference Exchange Language (APPEL) 1.0" as a Working Draft and companion to the P3P specification. The APPEL language describes collections of privacy policy preferences between P3P user agents. Read the answers to frequently asked questions about P3P and more on the W3C Privacy Activity.
  • Does P3P promise more than it can deliver? Europemedia, 3 May 2002. "The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recently released the latest version of its web protocol, called Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P), which promises to change the face of privacy on the web..."
  • P3P: All the semantics, without the pedantics, By James Lewin. Computerworld, 5 December, 2002. "Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 added a lot of features for users, but it also introduced some potential headaches for web builders. One of the biggest challenges is the way that IE 6 handles cookies. IE 6 supports P3P, the Platform for Privacy Preferences. This is a W3C recommendation that is designed to allow web user agents, such as web browsers, to automatically interpret and act upon the privacy policies of web sites..."

Privacy and Human Rights 2003: An International Survey of Privacy Laws and Developments

Privacy Leadership Initiative - "was formed by leaders of a number of different companies and associations who believe that individuals should have a say in how and when their personal information can be used to their benefit. The purpose of the PLI is to create a climate of trust which will accelerate acceptance of the Internet and the emerging Information Economy, both online and off-line, as a safe and secure marketplace...."

Privacy Notices Miss the Mark with Consumers. Understandingprivacy.org, December 3, 2001. "New Harris Poll: Consumers Value Privacy Policies; Seek Shorter, Easier to Read Notices..."

Privacy Notices: No Good If No One Reads, by David Hallerman. eMarketer, 7 January 2003. "It is definitely important for any company doing business online to feature a privacy notice, but if potential customers can't understand the jargon used in the policy, it's virtually useless..."

The Privacy Paradox, By International Telecommunication Union. eGov Monitor, 11 July, 2005. "This article from the international Telecommunication Union considers the impact of mobile technologies on society and the challenges and responsibilities of government and the telecommuncation industry to deliver universal access whilst ensuring personal..."

A Report of Research on Privacy for Electronic Government. This report was funded by the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications of Japan. March 2003. "This is the report of "International Research on Privacy for Electronic Government". The compiled report will show us the latest status of privacy situation and Privacy Enhancing Technologies in international community in the beginning of year 2003. I expect this report would help further improvement in Japan's planning on electronic government and electronic local government. Privacy is a foundation of democracy, thus, privacy has important substantial effects on every part of electronic government that we are heading toward. Then we, law makers to technologists to businesses, all will be asked to ensure privacy protection is embedded in it..."

Top 5 privacy issues for 2005 - Opinion by Larry Ponemon. Computerworld, December 28, 2004. "During the past year, Ponemon Institute has surveyed thousands of individuals on a variety of issues affecting their privacy, from a universal credentialing system to Internet ads that use personal information to target prospective customers. Emerging trends from our research suggest that individuals view their right to privacy as increasingly important and worry about how organizations collect, use and share their personal information. Other concerns include cybercrime, abusive marketing and loss of civil liberties..."

The trails left in Web server logs - and who's seeing them, by Kevin Poulsen. The Register, 6 April 2003. "The privacy advocates and civil libertarians at the 13th annual Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference sometimes seem dwarfed by the enormity of the projects they oppose -- larger-than-life enterprises worthy of a James Bond villain..."

Trustworthy Computing for e-Government - the privacy dimension, By Detlef Eckert, Senior Director, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft EMEA. eGov monitor Weekly, 14 July 2003. "In the first of my three columns for eGov monitor, I touched on 'The Management of Trust', why I believe that joined-up government can only be built on a secure platform of trusted relationships and what Microsoft is doing to make this possible through its Trustworthy Computing initiative..." (c) KAM Ltd 2003.

25th International Conference of Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners on 9 - 11 September 2003 in Sydney. "The theme of this year's Conference is "Practical Privacy for People, Government and Business"...."

W3C

  • W3C - Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) 1.1 Working Draft Published 2004-02-11: The P3P Specification Working Group has released the First Public Working Draft of the Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.1 (P3P 1.1). P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Version 1.1 has new extension and binding mechanisms based on suggestions from W3C workshops and the privacy community. Read about privacy and P3P.
    • W3C Releases Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) Version 1.1., XML Coverpages, February 12, 2004. "W3C's P3P Specification Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.1 (P3P1.1) Specification. This document, along with its normative references, includes all the specification necessary for the implementation of interoperable P3P 1.1 applications. P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. P3P version 1.1 is based on the P3P 1.0...
  • W3C - Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) 1.1 Working Draft Published 2004-04-28: The P3P Specification Working Group has released the second public Working Draft of the Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.1 (P3P 1.1). P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Version 1.1 has new extension and binding mechanisms based on suggestions from W3C workshops and the privacy community. Read about privacy and P3P.
  • W3C - Working Draft: Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) 1.1 2005-01-04: The P3P Specification Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of the Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.1 (P3P 1.1). P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Version 1.1 has new extension and binding mechanisms based on suggestions from W3C workshops and the privacy community. Read about privacy and P3P.
  • W3C - Working Draft: Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) 1.1 2005-07-05: The P3P Specification Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of the Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.1 (P3P 1.1). P3P simplifies and automates the process of reading Web site privacy policies, promoting trust and confidence in the Web. Version 1.1 has new extension and binding mechanisms based on suggestions from W3C workshops and the privacy community. The draft also includes all errata for P3P 1.0. Read about privacy and P3P.

Your tag's showing - a lot, By Graeme Philpson. Sydney Morning Herald, April 27, 2004. "Technology versus privacy. It's more than a battle, it's a war. And it's hotting up. Scott McNealy, the head of Sun Microsystems, famously said a couple of years ago: "You have no privacy - get over it." He overstated the case a little but it is a valid point of view. McNealy's point is that technology has advanced to such a state that all of our actions are tracked electronically, that we may as well give up trying to protect our privacy and enjoy the advantages of technology..."

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