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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Gentlemen:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>I am writing to post a comment on
the question of the ISP Customer Data Privacy Proposal.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>The Pharmaceutical Security
Institute (PSI) is a not for profit organization established in the early
1990’s by the security directors from twenty-four international, research
based pharmaceutical manufacturers. Now headquartered in the Washington, D.C.
area, the mission of PSI is to assist member pharmaceutical manufacturers to
collect and analyze information related to the counterfeiting, illegal
diversion and theft of pharmaceuticals and to disseminate that information to
law enforcement and drug regulatory authorities. The objective of these
efforts is to disrupt well-established counterfeiting groups.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>Counterfeiting is viewed as a
serious public health menace promoted by criminals with little regard for the
health and safety of patients. The security directors and their staff
regularly work with the authorities to stem the follow of illegal, unapproved
and dangerous medicines. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoFootnoteText> <span style='font-size:12.0pt'>One
area of continued concern is the continued deluge of unsolicited spam
advertizing discount prices for medicines that has bombarded the public. A
2009 report from LegitScript and KnujOn found that 80 to 90 percent of the
search engine-sponsored advertisements of online drug pharmacies violated
federal and state laws.<a style='mso-footnote-id:ftn1' href="#_ftn1"
name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class=MsoFootnoteReference><span
class=MsoFootnoteReference><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>[1]</span></span></span></a>
(see: <a
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=hxlt9mdab.0.9p97cqdab.ynkefvbab.2522&ts=S0467&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.safemedicines.org%2F2009%2F09%2Finternet-search-engines-promote-illegal-online-pharmacies.html">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=hxlt9mdab.0.9p97cqdab.ynkefvbab.2522&ts=S0467&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.safemedicines.org%2F2009%2F09%2Finternet-search-engines-promote-illegal-online-pharmacies.html</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The World Health Organization has
consistently warned against on-line purchases of medicines noting the high
percentage of counterfeit drugs being sold. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It seems to me that hiding the identity
of the business user of an IP address would further aggravate this problem for
law enforcement officers, customs agents and drug regulatory authorities.
Importantly, I see the following negative impact on patients and consumers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> It
would deny the consumer access to the true identity of the owners –
today, consumers have few resources available to verify the owners of the
business sites;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It would facilitate fraudster’s
ability to steal money from consumers – these fraudsters already exploit
the internets’ anonymous environment and deny consumers protection
against fraud;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It would complicate a consumer’s
ability to redress legitimate grievances; and, finally,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It would further limit transparency in
business transactions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Would
you kindly post my remarks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> Thank
you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tom Kubic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoFootnoteText><a style='mso-footnote-id:ftn1' href="#_ftnref1"
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class=MsoFootnoteReference><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>[1]</span></span></span></a>
See: <a
href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=hxlt9mdab.0.9p97cqdab.ynkefvbab.2522&ts=S0467&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.safemedicines.org%2F2009%2F09%2Finternet-search-engines-promote-illegal-online-pharmacies.html">http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=hxlt9mdab.0.9p97cqdab.ynkefvbab.2522&ts=S0467&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.safemedicines.org%2F2009%2F09%2Finternet-search-engines-promote-illegal-online-pharmacies.html</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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