Rebecca Jeschke writes: California has taken another big step towards updating reader privacy for the digital age. The State Senate Judiciary Committee passed through SB 602, the Reader Privacy Act, after hearing testimony from EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn and others in support of the bill Tuesday. […] SB 602, introduced by California Sentaor Leland Yee, protects…
Category: Laws
Nice try, but no cigar yet? Reactions to ‘‘Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011’’
Preliminary responses to the Kerry-McCain commercial privacy bill are in, and as I expected, most privacy groups are not endorsing it as proposed. I still haven’t had a chance to actually read it yet, but Jacqui Cheng of Ars Technica reports: Not everyone is cheering, though. A coalition of consumer groups—including Consumer Watchdog, Center for…
Senators Kerry, McCain introduce ‘‘Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011’’
A bill that’s generated a lot of buzz has been introduced today by Senators Kerry and McCain. The text is online on Senator Kerry’s web site. A summary of the bill is also available on his web site. I haven’t had a chance to read either yet, but hope to do so tonight after work….
Still catching up on the ECPA hearing?
If you saw the media coverage but never got to read the witness testimony from the April 6 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Government Perspectives on Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age,” you can read the written statements of Cameron F. Kerry, General Counsel to the FCC, and James A. Baker, Associate…