Shane McGlaun writes: Privacy advocates believe that any monitoring of a person’s driving habits or habits of their daily lives is an invasion of privacy, and many consumers agree with this. There have been flight data recorders or black boxes on commercial aircraft for years to help determine the cause of a crash, and no…
Category: Laws
Boucher’s draft internet privacy bill disappoints
As anticipated, the reactions to the draft proposal unveiled by Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns are all over the place. Chloe Albanesius of PC Magazine has a selection of responses from privacy groups involved in a phone conference call with reporters earlier today. Some of the quotes: “This bill really adopts and endorses an archaic…
New privacy bill makes your location, sexual orientation “sensitive info”
Nate Anderson reports: Major Internet privacy legislation was unveiled today (PDF) by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL). Under the bill, companies would be forbidden from using your cell phone’s geolocation information without your consent, and the same goes for information on your race, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation. For most other…
Lawmakers Draft Web-Ad Privacy Safeguards
Lawmakers are working on privacy safeguards for online advertising. Here are some links to news stories sent in by a PogoWasRight.org reader: Emily Steel reports, “Lawmakers Draft Web-Ad Privacy Safeguards,” in the Wall Street Journal. A press release issued by Consumer Watchdog, “Consumer and Privacy Groups Warn Online Tracking at ‘Alarming Levels,’ Joint Letter to…