The Platform for Privacy Preferences Proposal Privacy from Companies5/5/2000; 10:37:57 AM The Platform for Privacy Preferences is a proposal from the W3C, the group that sets web standards, for a way of handling privacy issues on the web (and presumably other Internet connections that may arise). The idea is that you specify what kind of privacy you want, and when you use your browser to visit some server (like Amazon.com), the server asks your browser what kind of privacy you want, and either respects your wishes or kicks you off the site as they aren't interested in talking to anyone who doesn't bare their soul to them.An intriguing idea, but one that is far from implementation. It's a great idea, though. Power to the people!