Juliana Gruenwald reports: Ahead of the expected release Tuesday of a House privacy bill, a group of public interest and privacy groups wrote House members Monday calling on them to support the inclusion of principles aimed at giving consumers more control over their personal information. House Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va.,…
Category: Govt
Install microchips in illegal immigrants, GOP candidate says
Jason Hancock reports: Instead of building a border fence to help stem illegal immigration, the U.S. government should implant microchips into immigrants before deportation, much like what is done with pets, Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician and one of seven Republicans running in the 3rd District Congressional primary, said Monday. While speaking at a Tama…
Observations on the Dept. of Commerce’s Privacy Inquiry
David Navetta comments: Earlier in the week, I referenced the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Notice of Inquiry concerning “Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy” (the “Inquiry”). I have now had a chance to review the document in more detail and believe that this Inquiry and the report that it generates has the potential…
Google, Apple Blasted as No-Shows at Children’s Online Privacy Hearing
Jenna Greene writes: Congressional hearings can be an uncomfortable experience for the participants. But at a hearing today on children’s online privacy by the Senate subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Insurance, the harshest words were reserved for those who were absent. Google Inc. and Apple Inc. both declined invitations to participate, though Facebook…