Re: [ga-sys] Territorial approach to privacy issues

["William S. Lovell" <wsl@cerebalaw.com>]

Nonsense, William.  The companies have no business gathering
the information in the first place.

Oh, and by the way, I have just stolen your car. Would you like it
back?  Our enlightened "opt-out policy" permits that, you know,
through our kind and generous grace.

Bill Lovell

"William X. Walsh" wrote:

> Hello William,
>
> Wednesday, June 13, 2001, 5:34:31 PM, William S. Lovell wrote:
>
> > U. S. Presidential elections aside, the law is the law.  Moreover,
>
> But the law doesn't say what she says it does.
>
> It merely requires that the customers be fully informed of how their
> information will be used, and given a chance to not participate (which
> does not prevent the company's opt-out process being that they simply
> do not do business with the customer).
>
> There is nothing inconsistent here.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> William X Walsh
> mailto:william@userfriendly.com
> Owner, Userfriendly.com
> Userfriendly.com Domains
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