Web Privacy Bill Introduced
Congress has finally weighed in on online privacy.
Reps. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) have released a draft of a bill that would require Web publishers and ad networks to publicly disclose when they collect data on Internet users—but would not require that users actively opt-in to have data about them collected for advertising and commerce purposes.
Boucher, chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet; and Stearns, ranking member of the subcommittee, are looking to strike a balance between protecting consumers while still promoting business.
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