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Consumer privacy is one of the most active and sensitive areas.
The FTC has promised to continue to monitor the operators of other Web sites for privacy violations. The FTC's actions come in the context of greater concern with online privacy. The Clinton Administration has been very active in seeking to protect the privacy of online consumers. Early this summer, the Department of Commerce held a public meeting to explore privacy issues, and the Department is planning to report on industry efforts to establish self-regulatory regimes and to develop technological solutions to protect privacy. The FTC has joined these efforts with vigor, engaging over the past year in various studies to determine what principles should guide industry.