The FTC’s recommendation for some sort of Do Not Track option is drawing mixed reviews. As a sample: Dan Gillmor,writing on Salon, thinks “it’s a start:” Americans have become so numb to the relentless erosion of our privacy that we tend to view even small advances with skepticism, if not outright cynicism. Such is the…
Category: Laws
Ed Markey to take up kids’ privacy bill
Tony Romm reports: One of the House’s top online privacy advocates is promising legislation next year that would allow parents and children to opt out of being tracked on various websites. The forthcoming bill, to be authored by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass), will heavily emphasize “Do Not Track” technology – tools that can be built…
Time to double team on Internet privacy
Christopher Wolf and Jules Polonetsky are co-chairs of the Future of Privacy Forum. They write: For years, consumer advocates have urged policymakers to get serious about a privacy agenda. Industry groups opposed this, arguing that the Federal Trade Commission is already authorized to bring enforcement actions against businesses. In addition, these industry groups insist, the…
Senate votes on Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010
Joseph Lazzarotti wrotes: As reported by the American Bar Association and PHIprivacy.net, lawyers, accountants, health care providers and others soon may get some clarity as to whether the “red flag” rules apply to them. The United States Senate voted unanimously to pass the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010. Under the Act, according to statements from Sen. Christoper Dodd (D)…