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Business Lobby to Oppose Privacy Legislation

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will oppose legislative efforts to implement federal standards for online privacy. Industry leaders say that legislation is unnecessary, and that the current self-regulatory scheme has not yet been given enough time to develop privacy protection.

US Chamber Vows To Fight Privacy Legislation, Newsbytes, January 9, 2001.