Legislative Alert: Social Networks May Be Target of New Privacy Bill
To date, legislation concerning online privacy has remained focused on how best to protect consumer information on the Web, from mandating 'Do Not Track' to legislating the advertising industry. But now, amid the slew of online privacy bills ready to hit Capitol Hill in the coming weeks, at least one congressman appears to have added social networks to the target list as well.
To date, legislation concerning online privacy has remained focused on how best to protect consumer information on the Web, from mandating ‘Do Not Track’ to legislating the advertising industry. But now, amid the slew of online privacy bills ready to hit Capitol Hill in the coming weeks, at least one congressman appears to have added social networks to the target list as well.
Politico’s Morning Tech reports Representative Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) is set to introduce a revised version of his privacy bill from the last Congress that will likely touch on social networks.
The paper notes: “Stearns did not detail much of what he had in mind, and carefully noted he was only “looking” at a social network provision.
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