The U.S. Commerce Department’s proposed federal Internet privacy rules are a giveaway to data collectors, according to some consumer groups. Other critics say they could spell the end of the free Internet. The Commerce Department wants to create an online privacy bill of rights and a code of conduct regarding privacy that would be enforceable by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. In an Internet privacy paper release by the department on Thursday, the department said the privacy rules would be developed with input from Internet companies and other groups.
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Critics Fret Over Commerce Dept.'s Internet Privacy Plan
Posted by: Rob Spiegel December 17, 2010 09:17 AMThe U.S. Commerce Department’s proposed federal Internet privacy rules are a giveaway to data collectors, according to some consumer groups. Other critics say they could spell the end of the free Internet. The Commerce Department wants to create an online privacy bill of rights and a code of conduct regarding privacy that would be enforceable by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. In an Internet privacy paper release by the department on Thursday, the department said the privacy rules would be developed with input from Internet companies and other groups.