When it comes to on-line privacy, it seems that the Clinton Administration has not been practicing what it preaches.

Last Monday, for instance, ABC News polled visitors to its site on whether they worried about on-line privacy.

Instead, they plan to devise their own united policies on such issues as on-line privacy and taxation under the umbrella of the new organization.

EVERY consumer study on the subject of on-line privacy has been unequivocal: people fear being bled by data vampires on the Internet.

It will be publicly disclosed on Tuesday at a Congressional hearing on on-line privacy.

"Don't get wedded to your I.S.P.," said Jason Catlett, president of the Junkbusters Corporation, an advocate of on-line privacy.

More than 71 percent wanted new laws to protect their on-line privacy.

Following the summit meeting, the Commerce Department is supposed to submit its own report to President Clinton next month evaluating the state of on-line privacy.

DEBATES over on-line privacy have led to the proliferation of seal-of-approval programs designed to signal privacy protection.

AT&T Labs recently conducted a survey of 381 Net users to determine what they thought about on-line privacy.