Karen Dearne reports: Political sensitivity on business concerns has led a Senate inquiry to withhold parts of an Australian Privacy Foundation submission. Paragraphs referring to Microsoft’s ActiveX script, Google’s business model, Facebook, online copyright, surveillance risks under the National Broadband Network and flaws in the draft privacy reform bill have all been removed from the…
Category: Laws
Senator Kerry’s Senior Advisor Provides Key Insight into Forthcoming Privacy Bill
On December 10, 2010, Senior Advisor to U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), Daniel Sepulveda, briefed the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP (the “Centre”) members on Senator Kerry’s forthcoming privacy legislation. The bill, which will be introduced next Congress, aims to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of individuals’…
Ph: Solon pushes data privacy bill to bolster PH’s BPO rank
The author of a proposed law on data privacy said it is expected to solidify its position as global leader in business process outsourcing (BPO) once Congress is able to pass the bill which has been pending in the legislature for the last few years. “We are absolutely confident that more companies around the world…
House Approves Social Security Number Protection Act
On December 8, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010 (S. 3789), which is aimed at reducing identity theft by limiting access to Social Security numbers. The bill prohibits printing Social Security numbers, or any derivative of a Social Security number, on government-issued checks, and bars federal, state and…