She will be replaced by Republican Rick Snyder, a founder of Gatewaycomputers who has used his personal fortune to back start-up companies in Michigan.
An FTC decision from an incident at GatewayComputers in 2004 specifies that companies must get opt-in consent from users before making a material change to privacy policies.
America Online, which Webcast Monday's East Palo Alto technology forum, has promised 100, 000 free accounts for those who use the Power Up centers, while the Wiatt Family Foundation will provide 50, 000 new Gatewaycomputers.