More on the P3P standard. Free registration required. Major Internet companies and the Web's standard-setting body on Wednesday unveiled some long-awaited technology that would alert computer users before they visited Web sites that collect more personal information than they are willing to share.
Although the new standard, called the Platform for Privacy Preferences, or P3P, was billed as just one step in improving the state of privacy on the Internet, it was immediately denounced by some privacy advocates as a way for companies to avoid increased regulation and a tool that would give consumers a false sense of security.
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