From their press release: Consumer Watchdog unveiled new landmark California legislation to allow consumers in the state to stop unwanted online tracking and, in a letter, challenged Google CEO Larry Page, in his first day on the job, to support the “Do Not Track Me” plan and demonstrate Google is moving in a new direction….
Category: Laws
States Attempt to Address Privacy Risks Associated with Digital Copiers and Electronic Waste
On April 1, 2011, a New York law went in effect requiring retailers of certain electronic equipment to institute electronic waste collection programs and to provide information to consumers on how to “destroy all data on any electronic waste, either through physical destruction of the hard drive or through data wiping.” Manufacturers of devices that have…
French Data Protection Act Amended
A new French law containing several key amendments to the French Data Protection Act and creating a new public authority referred to as the “Defender of Rights” (Loi n°2011-334 du 29 mars 2011 relative au Défenseur des droits, or the “Law”) came into effect on March 30, 2011. The Defender of Rights, whose role is to…
Kerry: I misspoke regarding Google privacy commitment
Mark Arsenault reports: US Senator John Kerry misspoke yesterday in saying that the Internet giant Google was on-board with the senator’s efforts to craft an Internet privacy bill, his office said this morning. The Massachusetts Democrat has discussed the bill with Google officials but those talks are still ongoing, according to Kerry’s office. Read more…