31.   Sen. Trent Lott, the minority leader, forced the Senate Commerce Committee to adjourn Thursday morning as it was on the verge of adopting an online privacy bill.

32.   Shen also criticized TRUSTe, an online privacy program that offers an Internet version of the Good Housekeeping seal of approval.

33.   Some online privacy issues have surfaced case by case.

34.   Text boxes on how to protect your privacy online, and public attitudes toward online privacy.

35.   The agency plans to make recommendations to Congress, which is considering legislation on online privacy safeguards.

36.   The bureau declined to answer specific questions about the issue of online privacy.

37.   The FTC is hearing testimony from consumer and industry leaders before it drafts recommendations for Congress, which is considering several bills addressing online privacy.

38.   The initiative, which competes with a similar system being launched by Microsoft, could make life much more convenient, but also raises concerns about online privacy.

39.   The measures address online privacy, policies requiring businesses to post privacy notices, privacy of medical records, privacy of encrypted messages and privacy of Social Security numbers.

40.   The other side views the report as a direct threat to online privacy by weakening constitutional guarantees of anonymity.