Associated Press reports: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is seeking to make it illegal for anyone to distribute or record the revealing images produced by full-body scanners at airports. The Democrat planned to announce such a bill Sunday. Penalties could include up to a year in prison and fines up to $100,000, or both. “Anyone who…
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Some Questions for Rep. Markey Regarding His New Kids’ Privacy Bill
Adam Thierer writes: As part of what Politico’s Tony Romm calls this week’s “all-out online privacy blitzkrieg,” Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass) announced he would be proposing legislation aimed at better protecting kids from the supposed evils of online “tracking” and marketing. Apparently, Rep. Markey’s effort will build on the “Do Not Track” proposal that is garnering so much attention…
Today in Congress: Hearing on Civil Liberties and National Security ? (UPDATED)
According to one web site, the scheduled hearing of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on “Civil Liberties and National Security” has been postponed. But according to another site, it’s still on. And according to that site, the witness list is: Bruce E. Fein Former Reagan Deputy Attorney…
Blumenthal Asks Congress To Institute Internet Do-Not-Track
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today submitted testimony calling on Congress to prevent the tracking of consumers’ online activity without their express permission and restrict the use and storage of data collected by companies. Blumenthal provided his testimony to the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, which today held a hearing on do-not-track proposals….