Chris Soghoian writes: Industry loves self regulation and why shouldn’t it? Given the choice between strong enforcement by a federal agency, and scout’s honor promises, industry would be foolish to support a strong FTC. Unfortunately, the self-regulatory groups and organizations that are created in response to the threat of regulation are often extremely short lived….
Category: Laws
AU privacy laws to be beefed up following Sony attack
Asher Moses reports that Sony’s delay of several days in disclosing its mammoth data breach has increased the push for stronger privacy and breach disclosure laws in Australia: The federal government will introduce laws forcing companies to disclose privacy breaches after Sony revealed that more than 1.5 million Australian user accounts were compromised in the…
Bono Mack to introduce online privacy bill
Sara Jerome reports: Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that she plans to introduce legislation to protect consumer privacy on the Internet. Bono Mack, the leader of the Energy and Commerce Trade subcommittee, had previously called for heightened scrutiny of how companies use online data, but had yet to announce the need for a…
Lawmaker wants DNA from suspects when arrested for state crimes
Rob Hotakainen reports: In 2001, King County Sheriff Dave Reichert relied on a DNA match to solve the case of Washington state’s Green River Killer, who murdered 49 women and ranks as the nation’s most prolific serial killer. Now a Republican congressman, Reichert wants Congress to expand the use of DNA testing by getting more…