Editor's Notes-The Privacy Dilemma

Conference attendees (primarily corporate lawyers) hailed mostly from large and multinational corporations such as Disney, Toyota and Prudential. Additionally, representatives from regulatory agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department were there to warn attendees that the Bush Administration won't tolerate consumer privacy breaches by corporations. "A veiled threat" were the words that came to my mind as I sat in the audience.