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    "Privacy is a cornerstone of freedom and I applaud Yahoo's announcement [Tuesday] for recognizing that consumers deserve ample privacy protections in the digital era to ensure trust and freedom on the Internet," said Markey. "Yahoo voluntarily sets a new standard for privacy protection, a standard against which Microsoft, Google, and others will now be compared" said Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass. , who is chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Full Article at Information Week
    Yahoo voluntarily sets a new standard for privacy protection, a standard against which Microsoft, Google, and others will now be compared
    SOURCE: Information Week 10 months ago
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Yahoo Rivals Urged To Limit Personal Data Retention
  1. I have been pressing online companies for greater voluntary efforts to refrain from the massive, systematic gathering of information about individual consumer Web use and the long-term retention of such data in a form that can identify the Web habits, interests, searches, and purchases of individual Ame...
    Edward Markey – Edward Markey SOURCE: Information Week 10 months ago
  2. I urge other leading online companies to match or beat the commitments announced by Yahoo
    SOURCE: Information Week 10 months ago
  3. Privacy is a cornerstone of freedom and I applaud Yahoo's announcement [Tuesday] for recognizing that consumers deserve ample privacy protections in the digital era to ensure trust and freedom on the Internet
    Edward Markey – Edward Markey SOURCE: Information Week 10 months ago

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