12-17-2010 Washington DC:
The administration of US President Barack Obama may turn its back on its policy of allowing online publishers and advertisers to self-regulate and is proposing Government intervention to protect internet users' privacy.
The Department of Commerce has published a report recommending the creation of a privacy 'bill of rights' for internet users; mandatory privacy codes of conduct; and legal reform to take account of cloud computing.
Obama has also appointed two members to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, one of them a prominent digital rights activist.
The Department of Commerce's policy framework says that the US Government should "consider establishing fair information practice principles comparable to a 'privacy bill of rights' for online consumers; consider developing enforceable privacy codes of conduct in specific sectors with stakeholders; create a Privacy Policy Office in the Department of Commerce"; [and] review the Electronic Communications Privacy Act for the cloud computing environment," a Commerce Department statement said.
For the remainder of this story: From: Out-Law.com site
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December 17, 2010
US administration proposes 'bill of rights' to protect online privacy
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