[ga] U.S. Department of Commerce + ICANN = Need for Congressional Oversight

["Jim Fleming" <JimFleming@prodigy.net>]

>Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 10:12:44 -0400
>From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
>To: politech@politechbot.com
>Subject: FC: Feds' "safe harbor" site displayed private info about U.S.
firms
>
>
>http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,45031,00.html
>
>    'Secure' U.S. Site Wasn't Very
>    By Declan McCullagh (declan@wired.com)
>    2:00 a.m. July 6, 2001 PDT
>
>    WASHINGTON -- A U.S. government website devoted to helping businesses
>    keep sensitive information private instead revealed confidential
>    information about American firms.
>
>    A Commerce Department privacy website exposed proprietary information
>    -- such as revenue, number of employees, and the European countries
>    with which the firm does business -- that U.S. companies provided to
>    the government in strict confidence.
>


Jim Fleming
http://www.DOT-Arizona.com
http://www.DOT.Arizona


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