Benn Grubb provides more on the controversial proposal: The information that the Australian system, if implemented, would get ISPs to log and retain is yet to be set in stone by the Attorney-General’s Department. ZDNet Australia reported various ISP sources’ claims that it could extend as far as each individual web page an internet user…
Category: Laws
Website owners lobby against bill
Kim Hart reports: Dozens of small online publishers descended on Capitol Hill Tuesday to make an appeal to lawmakers, saying proposed privacy regulations could put them out of business. Owners of websites such as IKEAFANS.com and JoyOfBaking.com make their living by selling ads on their sites. They fear advertising revenue will evaporate under regulations proposed…
Silicon Valley readies for privacy battle
Mike Swift reports: In the wake of a series of privacy missteps by Google, Facebook and other companies, a growing chorus on Capitol Hill is calling for major online privacy legislation and Silicon Valley companies are girding for the battle. […] The interest in Washington is because “professional privacy critics are generating the noise and…
The Boucher Privacy Bill: A Little Something For Everyone Yet Nothing For All?
Over on Concurring Opinions, Danielle Citron comments on Rep. Rick Boucher’s draft of a proposed consumer privacy law [text of draft here] : House Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (Dem. Va.) recently received stakeholder comments on a draft consumer privacy bill, a “notice and choice” throwback covering the online and offline collection,…