House scheduled to act today on several privacy bills
The House is scheduled to vote on HR 1319, The Informed P2P User Act, and HR 2221, The Data Accountability and Trust Act, tomorrow under suspension of the rules. We will monitor the debate and keep you updated on its passage.... More
Congress to Bring "Law and Order" to the Internet??
In February, the Federal Trade Commission released its report on behavioral advertising "guidelines," with strong suggestion over the recent weeks from Commissioner Jon Liebowitz that without significant self-regulation, the online advertising industry could see regulation or legislation. We discussed the FTC report at that time here. Yesterday, two House committees came together to look at privacy implications of online advertising and discuss such esoteric topics as deep packet inspection. The joint hearing of the House Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection on Behavioral Advertising: Industry Practices and Consumers' Experiences was webcast. Republican Joe Barton... More
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