Information Promotes Informed Decisions by Consumers
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practices – that there should be no secret systems – is fundamental to the ability of individuals to assert their interest in the privacy of their personal information. To assure openness about the existence and operation of data collection systems, collectors of personal information post privacy notices – statements that represent, among other things, the manner in which the collector acquires, uses, shares, protects and provides access to an individual’s personal information.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003