WASHINGTON: US regulators are pressuring Internet companies to put in place by the end of the year a “Do Not Track” system that would give consumers more control over their personal data online, in a report that privacy advocates dismissed as too soft.
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) long-awaited 57-page final report on privacy recommendations relies heavily on industry voluntarily adopting best practices.
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