A New Voice in Online Privacy Group Wants Tighter Rules for Collecting, Using Consumer Data - November 19, 2008 By Kim Hart Washington Post November 17, 2008 "A group of privacy scholars, lawyers and corporate officials are launching an advocacy group today designed to help shape standards around how companies collect, store and use consumer data for business and advertising. "The group, the Future of Privacy Forum, will be led by Jules Polonetsky, who until this month was in charge of AOL's privacy policy, and Chris Wolf, a privacy lawyer for law firm Proskauer Rose. They say the organization, which is sponsored by AT&T, aims to develop ways to give consumers more control over how personal information is used for behavioral-targeted advertising. [ ... ] "A number of groups that examine and advocate for tighter privacy policies already exist, such as the Center for Democracy in Technology and the Electronic Privacy Information Center." To read the full article, click on the Title Line, above. NOTE: Online access to Washington Post articles requires registration, including one-time entry of gender, birth year & zip code. The process is free and takes a few minutes to complete.