The article discusses privacy issues in online shopping in 2002. It suggests using fair information principles to handle personal data. Laws about online privacy, computer security, and student privacy are reviewed. The Federal Trade Commission mainly acts on strong privacy complaints or those involving children. The agency rarely fines companies for privacy violations, except for cases involving children. Two important privacy lawsuits are mentioned. Various privacy topics are discussed, such as self-regulation, consumer profiling, national identification, wireless privacy, digital rights management, authentication systems, and customer information.