- User confidence is necessary to exploit the full potential of the Web
- 53% of people concerned that information "will be linked to their email addresses
and disclosed ... without their knowledge or consent." (LH&A and Westin 1997)
~40% of Internet visitors falsify data when asked to register at Web sites. (GIT 7th User
Survey).
- Magaziner Framework, Bonn Declaration and Japan Framework all concerned with commerce,
information exchange, and privacy:
- "Commerce on the GII will thrive only if the privacy rights of individuals are
balanced with the benefits associated with the free flow of information." --
Magaziner Framework.
- By 2001 there will be more Online TVs in use than Online PCs. -- Strategy
Analytics.
