U.S.
Perspectives on Consumer Protection
in the Global Electronic Marketplace
June 8-9, 1999
Send your questions for the panelists
to emarketplace@ftc.gov
The number of direct, international business-to-consumer
transactions involving electronic commerce is expected to increase significantly in the
future. Global networks have the potential to offer consumers substantial benefits,
including convenience and access to a wide range of goods, services, and information at
lower cost. But these benefits cannot be realized fully until consumers develop confidence
in commercial activities conducted over global networks and businesses are assured of a
stable and predictable commercial environment. Accordingly, the present challenge is to
encourage the development of a global marketplace that offers safety, transparency, and
legal certainty. The Federal Trade Commission, by seeking public comment and holding a
public workshop, aims to facilitate an ongoing dialogue on how government, industry, and
consumers can work together to meet this important challenge.
 Consumer Protection in the Global Electronic
Marketplace: 
Looking Ahead, Bureau of Consumer Protection Staff Report,
(9/00)
"FTC
International Web Survey: Disclosure of
General Business and
Contract-Related
Information by Online Retailers" [PDF 36K]
Conference
Presentations
Tuesday, June 8, 1999
- Edward Frankenberg,
Director Web Products, PSINet, for Commercial Internet eXchange
- Will N. Clurman, Manager, eCommerce Services (Lycos)
- Brad Handler, Associate
General Counsel, Director of Law and Public Policy, eBay
- Charles Prescott, Vice President, International Business Development and Global
Affairs
- Elizabeth Jacobs, Assistant Director for International Affairs,
Securities & Exchange Commission
- Hugh Stevenson, Associate Director, Division of Planning &
Information
- Lisa Rosenthal, Legal
Advisor for International Consumer Protection
- Michael Baum, Vice
President, Practices & External Affairs, Verisign
- Carl Ellison,
Senior Security Architect, Intel Corporation
- Russell Schrader,
Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, VISA
- Jim Wayman, Director,
U.S. National Biometric Center
Wednesday, June 9, 1999
- Vint Cerf, Senior Vice President for Internet Architecture and
Technology, MCI WorldCom
- Henry Perritt,
Dean, Chicago-Kent College of Law
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Transcripts
- June 9, 1999 [PDF 464K]
June 8, 1999 Part 1[PDF 411K]
June 8, 1999 Part 2[PDF 151K]
- FTC News Release (06/08/99)
- Department
of Commerce News Release (06/08/99)
- Opening
Remarks of Chairman Robert Pitofsky
(06/08/99)
- Opening
Remarks of Commerce Secretary William M.
Daley (06/08/99)
- Federal
Register Notice (06/07/99)
- Agenda
[HTML] [PDF 64K](05/26/99)
- Public Comments
News Release (01/28/99)
Federal Register Notice (01/28/99)
News Release (12/14/98)
- Federal
Register Notice [PDF 28K] (12/14/98)
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