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PGP (Pretty good privacy)

From Glossary of "Weaving the Web" (1999-07-23) | Glossary for this source

An e-mail security system that uses public key cryptography and has the philosophy that individuals can choose whom they trust for what purpose- the "web of trust."
privacy

From Composite Capability/Preference Profiles (CC/PP): Structure and Vocabularies 1.0 (2004-01-15) | Glossary for this source

Preventing the unintended or unauthorized disclosure of information about a person. Such information may be contained within a message, but may also be inferred from patterns of communication; e.g. when communications happen, the types of resource accessed, the parties with whom communication occurs, etc.
privacy policy

From Web Services Glossary (2004-02-11) | Glossary for this source

A set of rules and practices that specify or regulate how a person or organization collects, processes (uses) and discloses another party's personal data as a result of an interaction.


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