Under attack for collecting data on Internet users, DoubleClick has hired New York City's Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jules Polonetsky as its Chief Privacy Officer, a newly created position. The company also recently began offering users an opt out form preventing the company from installing data-collecting "cookies" on users' computers. DoubleClick has been under fire since February, when the Electronic Privacy Information Center filed a complaint with the FTC regarding the company's data gathering.
March 17, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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Under attack for collecting information on Internet users, DoubleClick said last week it had hired New York City’s Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jules Polonetsky as its Chief Privacy Officer, a newly created position.
DoubleClick said in the same announcement that it has set up an independent board to address the issue of Internet privacy. The board will be chaired by former New York Attorney General Robert Abrams.
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