Concurring Statement of
Commissioner Orson Swindle File No. 012-3214 I am pleased with the consent agreement that the Commission has reached with Eli Lilly and Company. Lilly's unfortunate and unintended disclosure of prescription drug users' personal information has given us all the opportunity to evaluate how to improve upon security practices for confidential information. Lilly should be respected for its long-standing efforts in development of its privacy practices, its acceptance of responsibility for the internal failures that resulted in the alleged violation of its privacy policy, and its willingness to take appropriate steps to correct those mistakes. I appreciate the company's leadership in cooperating with us to improve its security measures, and I believe the firm will fully carry out its commitments under the proposed order. Lilly's responsiveness and its efforts to improve corporate privacy practices can be a model for others to follow. |