Privacy and the NII

Citation: Dep't of Commerce, Nat'l Telecomms. and Info. Admin., Privacy and the NII: Safeguarding Telecommunications-related Personal Information (1995).

This report addressed the private sector collection, use and dissemination of telecommunications-related personal data (TRPI) created in the course of an individual's subscription or use of a telecommunications service. The report concluded that as the cost of digitally stored personal information becomes less expensive, the accumulation of personal information from disparate sources will become more cost-effective for users.