Electronic Commerce: The Current Status of Privacy Protections for Online Consumers : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, July 13, 1999, Volume 4 |
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Page 82 - There must be a way for an individual to prevent information about him that was obtained for one purpose from being used or made available for other purposes without his consent.
Page 82 - There should be limits to the collection of personal data and any such data should be obtained by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the data subject 2.
Page 82 - Any organization creating, maintaining, using, or disseminating records of identifiable personal data must assure the reliability of the data for their intended use and must take precautions to prevent misuse of the data.
Page 82 - ... respect to personal data. Means should be readily available of establishing the existence and nature of personal data, and the main purposes of their use, as well as the identity and usual residence of the data controller.
Page 11 - Act ("FTCA"), which prohibits unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices...
Page 82 - Privacy is the claim of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, how, and to what extent information about them is communicated to others.
Page 68 - Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Boucher. Mr. BOUCHER. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to commend you for this timely set of hearings.
Page 14 - USC § 1681 et seq., which establishes important privacy protections for consumers' sensitive financial information; the Truth in Lending Act, 15 USC §§ 1601 et seq., which mandates disclosures of credit terms; and the Fair Credit Billing Act, 15 USC §§ 1666 et. seq., which provides for the correction of billing errors on credit accounts. The Commission also enforces over 30 rules governing specific industries and practices, eg, the Used Car Rule, 16 CFR Part 455, which requires used car dealers...
Page 14 - Commission shall have authority to conduct studies and prepare reports relating to the business of insurance. The Commission may exercise such authority only upon receiving a request which is agreed to by a majority of the members of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate or the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. The authority to conduct any such study shall expire at the end of the Congress during which the request for such study was made.
Page 82 - There should be a general policy of openness about developments, practices and policies with respect to personal data. Means should be readily available of establishing the existence and nature of personal...