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→II. Issues Suitable for Multistakeholder Processes and Codes of Conduct in Privacy
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| style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | '''Issue''' | | style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | '''Issue''' | ||
| style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | '''Accountable Industry Groups''' | | style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | '''Accountable Industry Groups''' | ||
| style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | ''' | | style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | '''Engaged Public Interest Groups''' | ||
| style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | '''User Benefits''' | | style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | '''Clear User Benefits''' | ||
| style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | '''User Concerns''' | | style="background:#EFEFEF; width:" | '''Heightened User Concerns''' | ||
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While we went back and forth internally over how to rate each dimension, and others will undoubtedly weigh things differently, we hope this analysis points out that codes of conduct are not going to be a one-size-fits all approach to online privacy. | While we went back and forth internally over how to rate each dimension, and others will undoubtedly weigh things differently, we hope this analysis points out that codes of conduct are not going to be a one-size-fits all approach to online privacy. | ||
From our analysis, we would end up with ranking privacy considerations for online services directed at teenagers as an ideal area for a code, given the maturity and number of accountable industry and public interest groups already working on kids privacy as a result of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. In comparison, it probably doesn't make sense for the Administration to focus scarce resources on tackling the collection of personal data via multiple technologies (e.g., cookies, LSOs and cache) and look to specific stakeholders to | From our analysis, we would end up with ranking privacy considerations for online services directed at teenagers as an ideal area for a code, given the maturity and number of accountable industry and public interest groups already working on kids privacy as a result of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. In comparison, it probably doesn't make sense for the Administration to focus scarce resources on tackling the collection of personal data via multiple technologies (e.g., cookies, LSOs and cache) and look to specific stakeholders to develop other approaches. In fact, as a browser manufacturer, we believe we are helping to provide this leadership today | ||
In some case, technology itself may be the best solution to solving an issue, while in other cases, government regulations could be the right answer. The important thing for this Administration to recognize is when conditions are ideal to convene a multistakeholder process to develop a code of conduct for online privacy. | In some case, technology itself may be the best solution to solving an issue, while in other cases, government regulations could be the right answer. The important thing for this Administration to recognize is when conditions are ideal to convene a multistakeholder process to develop a code of conduct for online privacy. | ||