Declan McCullagh writes: American businesses weren’t very happy about a privacy bill that Rep. Rick Boucher announced in May. The Interactive Advertising Bureau, for instance, said the Virginia Democrat’s draft legislation would have “major” effects on legitimate business practices. Well, if they disliked the Boucher bill, they’re really going to loathe a new Democratic proposal…
Category: Laws
Rep. Rush unveils privacy bill
Gautham Nagesh reports: Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) will unveil a consumer privacy bill on Monday that would force companies to obtain customers’ consent before sharing their personal information with third parties. The Best Practices Act of 2010 would apply to both online and offline companies that collect personally identifiable data from customers such as their…
Fears over new EU snooping powers for police
Tom Whitehead reports: Britons face being snooped on by European police officers for even the most trivial matters under plans drawn up by the EU. The proposed power would allow officers from an EU country to demand information on anyone they suspect of an offence, no matter how minor or whether it is even criminal…
IA: Appeals court upholds ruling in ID theft case
Grant Schulte reports: Anyone who uses false personal information to commit fraud can be found guilty of identity theft in Iowa, even if he didn’t know the information belonged to someone else, the Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. The decision stemmed from the arrest of an illegal immigrant, Jose Abel Garcia, who was caught…