SUTOX samples were anonymized by a third party, according to the instructions stated in the Codes for Proper Use and Proper Conduct in the Self-Regulatory Codes of Conduct (www.federa.org).
The company tried putting forward a self-regulatory code of conduct for the tobacco industry as an alternative to the treaty.
Meanwhile, an advertising industry alliance has been working outside of the process to privately develop its own self-regulatory code of conduct.
The code of conduct, which calls for companies to have consent if they collect personal information and for a central opt-out site for consumers, was also praised by the Federal Trade Commission for "[recognising] consumer concerns about invisible tracking in retail spaces and [taking] a positive step forward in developing a self-regulatory code of conduct".
And, of course, new regulatory structures and codes of conduct will emerge even as businesses continue to profit from consumers' personal data.
The company maintains that it complies with international regulatory laws and acceptable codes of conduct, as it improves its company's operations.
Law and order, business codes of conduct, regulatory structures, tax regimes and the like are no less a requirement for a market economy than privatization, price liberalization and monetary stabilization.
This trend is exemplified inter alia by self-regulatory instruments such as self- commitments, codes of conduct for cooperation agreements among firms and technical and industrial standards elaborated by national and European standard-setting bodies.
Some of the strategies suggested for interventions include greater health systems accountability, policy and regulatory approaches, training and supportive supervision, ethical codes of conduct, and community-level awareness programs for women [ 45, 48, 49].
Self-regulatory instruments and proportionate governance mechanisms like codes of conduct can be human rights attuned and offer privacy protection.
How these regulatory endeavors might be handled in international treaties, standards, codes of conduct or other means have become a truly international political issue.
