Federal Privacy Bills Top Concern for Online Firms
NetChoice, a technology trade group advocating for hands-off Internet policies, today took aim at federal legislation and sent a warning shot to legislators to ‘tread cautiously’ when regulating the online economy in releasing their list of the top 10 federal and state legislative proposals Internet firms should worry about.
Topping the list this time around is federal online privacy legislation, specifically the “Best Practices Act of 2010,” that the group warns could ‘cripple the Internet by adding significant cost and regulatory burden.’
The Internet Advocates’ Watchlist for Ugly Laws (iAWFUL) was created by NetChoice in 2009 to identify the top ten pieces of state and federal legislation that pose the greatest threat to the Internet and e-commerce.
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