There’s a nice overview of cloud computing issues and positions from EurActiv. Here are some parts of it: […] Rewriting data protection rules The European Commission admits that its Data Protection Directive is outdated and is currently reading industry responses to a consultation before reviewing the law. The current directive sets out guidelines for data…
Category: Laws
Consumer groups cheer court’s ruling on consumer privacy protections
There’s been a lot of media coverage of a decision reported here yesterday in which the California Supreme Court held that Williams-Sonoma violated a state law when it requested and recorded a customer’s zip code during a credit card transaction in a store. In a joint press release, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Consumer Federation of…
House votes to proceed on Patriot Act extension
Felicia Sonmez reports: The House on Thursday voted to proceed on a measure that would extend key provisions of the Patriot Act counter-terrorism surveillance law, two days after the proposal came up short in a Republican-led effort to approve it under fast-track rules. The House voted 248-to-176 to proceed on the measure, with nine lawmakers…
Rush reintroduces privacy bill (updated)
Juliana Gruenwald reports: Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., Thursday reintroduced his legislation from the last Congress aimed at enhancing consumer privacy online. The bill appears to be similar to the legislation he offered in the last Congress that would allow for the collection and use of information from consumers but require firms to provide consumers with…