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Industry Association Develops Principles for Online Privacy

???�?ican Electronics Association (AEA), a trade association of high-tech companies, has announced support for federal privacy legislation. The AEA's principles call for legislation that supercedes the right of state legislatures to develop stronger protections than those set by the federal government.

Electronics trade group backs privacy measures for the U.S., Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2001 (subscription required).
Tech industry consumer advocates set grapple with Congress over pressing Internet security issues, San Francisco Chronicle, January 29, 2001.
Tech to Bush: Leave Us Alone, AP, January 30, 2001.
Tech industry calls for privacy self-regulation, USA Today, January 30, 2001.
Group: Self Regulate Tech Privacy, New York Times, January 30, 2001 (registration required).