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The rules interpreting PICS labels are entirely local to clients. A client receives a PICS label and decides the effect that this particular label should have, based on local rules. Although these rules can be specified in a product-specific way, W3C has defined a language for them. This language is PICSRules []. PICSRules has the following advantages over proprietary approaches: * Sharing and installation of profiles The creation of profiles (a certain set of rules) can be complicated, and by using a common language, a profile can be created and

"P3P" is actually the name for a group of technologies that work together to create a framework to allow users to exercise preferences over the privacy practices of web sites. Applications using P3P will keep users informed about web sites' privacy practices, and allow them to dictate the extent to which their personal information is revealed to the site. Technically, P3P consists of an XML vocabulary, a strongly defined set of base data types, and a rule-based language that acts on a set of rules used to express a user's preferences. Web sites