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BBBOnline Launches New Site

According to the Better Business Bureau "For consumers shopping on the Internet, privacy is a major concern. Almost three-quarters of Internet users are concerned about having control over the release of their private information when shopping online." They have launched new site, called the Safe Shopping Site, that lets consumers locate online companies that have met BBB standards for privacy in e-commerce. It also educates online shoppers about how to protect their privacy on the Internet.

Better Business Bureau Debuts Privacy Site E-Commerce Times, Feb. 4, 2002

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