CALENDARS2000.06.24 COMPUTERS / PRIVACY & CHILDREN / MATTEL
5:40:00-5:42:10 . . . . . Saturday . . . . . ABC
(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Report introduced.
(New York: Jim Sciutto) Indications that Mattel has been collecting information on youngsters via secret software examined; details given of how interactive CD ROMs spied on users. [Center from Democracy & Technology Jim DEMPSEY - says Congress passed a law against this activity.] Warning from consumer advocates that other software programs & Internet Websites collect personal data about users noted. [Senator Dick DURBIN - says Internet users should have fair warning that information is being collected.]
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