Bob Barr comments on some state-level legislation in Georgia that is part of a disturbing national trend to permit law enforcement to take DNA samples from people who have been arrested. I’ve blogged about this type of legislation in the past. Most recently, North Carolina implemented this type of law and Senator Schumer is pushing…
Category: Laws
What’s Next for the FTC’s Proposed Privacy Framework?
Richard L. Santalesa writes: The December 2010 release of the FTC’s much anticipated Privacy Framework (see our coverage here, here, here and the report itself here), included the typical public comment period, which ended in February. We’ve looked at the 442 separate submitted comments received by the FTC, available here, from individuals and associations, corporations and organizations to uncover what themes,…
Kerry Privacy Bill Could Impose ‘Major’ Obligations On Ad Networks
Wendy Davis reports: A draft of privacy legislation floated by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) would give the Federal Trade Commission authority to craft privacy regulations and to operate a Web site where consumers can opt out of online behavioral targeting. The potential measure would generally require companies to notify consumers about the collection of their…
Draft “Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011” Published
Christopher Wolf writes: At last week’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing on privacy, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) announced that he will be introducing privacy legislation in this session of Congress. A draft of the Kerry legislation, which also currently lists Senator John McCain (R-AZ) as a co-sponsor, has been circulating around Washington and was published yesterday…