DoubleClick and consumer online privacy: an e-commerce lesson learned

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DoubleClick Inc., an Internet advertising firm, has become the subject of 5 lawsuits about possible violations of consumer privacy. Internet retail expansion is best promoted by developing transparent policies for describing Web site consumer data that will become standard business practice.

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Identity theft: a cost of business?

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This article examines the problems posed by identity theft for both consumers and businesses, focusing on the development of new security practices to prevent this crime. Topics include how identity theft is handled by victims, credit card companies, credit reporting agencies, and the US federal government.

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The entertainment industry, marketing practices, and violent content: who's minding the children?

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The marketing practices of the US entertainment industry especially pertaining to children, took a major public policy turn in 1999. This major change took place when President Clinton requested the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice to undertake a study of whether movie, music video games industries, market and advertise product with violent content to juveniles.

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