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P3P
(Platform for Privacy Preferences) A protocol for sharing private information over the Internet from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A Web site's privacy policy is defined by the Webmaster...
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Definition: P3P
(Platform for Privacy Preferences) A protocol for sharing private information over the Internet from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). A Web site's privacy policy is defined by the Webmaster answering a standard set of multiple-choice questions, which result in tags embedded in the Web site's home page. Users also define their privacy requirements in their P3P-enabled browsers; for example, whether they allow their names disclosed to third parties. If the Web site policy and user preferences are not the same, the browser alerts the user.
Automatic Disclosure
P3P also assists with online sales. It lets users decide what data they are willing to divulge automatically to the site, such as shipping address and credit card number. If the site requests more data, the browser alerts the user, who can then decide whether to share it or not. For more information, visit www.w3.org/P3P.
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Not so fast Microsoft! Google fires back at MS privacy claims.
Yesterday, Microsoft accused Google of bypassing an Internet Explorer's privacy policy. Today, Google declared that Microsoft's claim were FUD and the Windows giant knows darn well that...
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Facebook to Microsoft: P3P is outdated, what else ya got?
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Not just Google: Facebook also bypasses privacy settings in IE
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Microsoft: Google bypassed privacy settings in IE, too
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Promise of P3P stalls as backers regroup
Six months after its recommendation as an Net standard, a major privacy initiative enters an awkward adolescence as software heavyweights adopt it and individual Web sites ignore it.
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Does P3P equal privacy?
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Web privacy standard clears legal obstacle
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