Daily updates on privacy stories in the news.

« Court Upholds FTC Ban on Sharing Credit Info | Main | Industry Funded Study Overstates Cost of Privacy »

Study: Few Businesses Have a Privacy Plan

Computer Economics, a technology research firm, has found that only one in three businesses has implemented a formal privacy plan. The study covered 518 U.S. businesses in a variety of sectors including the insurance industry, professional service firms, the banking industry, and retail organizations.


Privacy Planning Underway in All Sectors But Many Companies Lag Behind, eFLASH Newsletter, Computer Economics Web Site, May 3, 2001.
Only One-Third Of US Firms Have Privacy Plans, Newsbytes, May 9, 2001.