Word: featherman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...estimated $3 billion-a-year data market. Most websites are collecting your browsing preferences on the sly, many banks are selling account records on the open market, and sensitive medical files remain vulnerable to snooping. "Americans have little clue about what happens to their personal information," says John Featherman, president of Privacy Protectors, a consumer-consulting firm...
...also insist that websites wise up. John Featherman, who publishes the monthly Privacy Newsletter, observes, "Really good home pages have privacy policies. It's as simple as that." Responsible sites disclose to users that they collect personal information and explain what they do with it. That's a far better solution than anything that will come from Congress. It's also better than being encouraged...