Elements of Effective Self-Regulation for Protection of Privacy
- Discussion Draft NTIA and the Department of Commerce have
released a Discussion Draft, "Elements of Effective Self-
Regulation for Protection of Privacy." The document outlines
preliminary views on self-regulation and the actions that the
private sector can take in order to meet an acceptable level of
privacy protection. As set forth in A Framework for Global
Electronic Commerce, the Clinton Administration supports private
sector efforts to implement meaningful, consumer-friendly, self-
regulatory regimes to protect privacy. To be meaningful, self-
regulation must do more than articulate broad policies or
guidelines. Effective self-regulation involves substantive
rules, as well as the means to ensure that consumers know the
rules, that companies comply with them, and that consumers have
appropriate recourse when injuries result from noncompliance.
This paper discusses the elements of effective self-regulatory
regimes -- elements that incorporate p