FTC: Consumer Privacy Comments Concerning Pretty Good Privacy,
Inc.--P954807 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMENTS -- PROJECT Pretty Good
Privacy, Inc. Please include the following supplemental comments
to the original comments filed by Pretty Good Privacy for the
Public Workshop on Consumer Information Privacy. Question 2.14:
Evolution of Technology to Protect Consumer Privacy: In the
faceless world of electronic communications, authentication
introduces integrity and accountability. Through digital
signature and encryption technology, users can ensure that a
message is actually from whom it appears to be from, and that
the message has not been electronically altered in transmission.
This message authentication is an invaluable tool in the
protection of privacy and the prevention of fraud. In the
digital world, individuals want to be able to engage in
confidential transactions and communications online, but they
also want to be sure that the information they send is being
sent to a legitimate, authorized entity. For example