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Business
and
Society
4) To protect privacy.
Figure 15-2a
Major federal consumer protection agencies
and their main responsibilities
Consumer self-help
Internet users should use technologies that enable them to protect their
own privacy.
Industry self-regulation
Businesses should adopt voluntary policies and technical standards that
protect the privacy of their customers.
Privacy legislation
The government should pass laws that establish minimum privacy
standards for collecting information online.
Product liability reform proposals
Product recalls
Occurs when a company, either voluntarily or under an agreement with a
government agency, takes back all items found to be dangerously defective.