Matthew Lasar reports: Google and Facebook are warning legislators of dire consequences if California passes a “do not track” bill. The proposed law would require companies doing online business in the Golden State to offer an “opt-out” privacy mechanism for consumers. Senate Bill 761 “would create an unnecessary, unenforceable and unconstitutional regulatory burden on Internet commerce,” says…
Category: Laws
Bipartisan ‘Do Not Track Kids’ Bill Released Today; Sen. Rockefeller to introduce ‘Do Not Track Adults’ bill on Monday
Steve Stecklow reports: A draft House bill with bipartisan support would prohibit companies from tracking children on the Internet without parental consent, restrict online marketing to minors and require an “Eraser Button” that would allow parents to eliminate kids’ personal information already online. The draft of the “Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011“—released by…
AU: Committee rejects biometrics for pokies
Josh Taylor reports: The gambling reform parliamentary committee has rejected the use of biometrics as a form of identification technology for gamblers, stating that the technology would be a privacy overreach.The report (PDF), handed down today by the committee looking at tackling the gambling addiction that currently affects 95,000 Australians, and led by Independent MP Andrew…
Lawmakers introduce draft bill to prevent children from being tracked online
Cecilia Kang reports: House lawmakers on Friday will introduce the draft of a privacy bill aimed at protecting children by blocking Web sites from tracking the young users of the Internet. Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) co-authored the “Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011,” which will significantly strengthen and update online…