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…
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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,…
NC: Mandatory DNA Samples From Arrestees Would Flip Legal Principles
A bill requiring North Carolina law enforcement agencies to collect DNA samples from people arrested for certain felonies would turn a basic principle of criminal justice on its head. That’s the conclusion the John Locke Foundation’s legal expert reaches in urging state lawmakers to reject House Bill 1403. “The fundamental tenet of our criminal justice…