Congressmen Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and Jim Matheson (D-Utah), a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, have introduced the Consumer Privacy … [Read more] about Congressmen Stearns and Matheson Introduce H.R. 1528, the <i>Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011</i>
Senators Kerry and McCain Introduce S. 799, the <i>Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011</i>
Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, and John McCain (R-Ariz.), former chairman of the Commerce Committee, have introduced the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights … [Read more] about Senators Kerry and McCain Introduce S. 799, the <i>Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011</i>
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Government Perspectives on Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age”
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing today on “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA): Government Perspectives on Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age.” The hearing was convened to examine the shortcomings of ECPA in … [Read more] about Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act: Government Perspectives on Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age”
Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on “The State of Online Consumer Privacy”
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing today entitled “The State of Online Consumer Privacy.” The hearing examined commercial practices that involve collecting, maintaining, using and disseminating large amounts of consumer … [Read more] about Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on “The State of Online Consumer Privacy”
Special Update: FTC Issues Privacy Report; House Energy & Commerce Committee Holds Privacy Hearing on FTC’s Do-Not-Track Proposal
On Thursday, December 2, 2010, the House Energy & Commerce Committee held its last privacy hearing of the year to examine the feasibility of “Do-Not-Track” legislation authorizing the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to … [Read more] about Special Update: FTC Issues Privacy Report; House Energy & Commerce Committee Holds Privacy Hearing on FTC’s Do-Not-Track Proposal