White House backs online 'privacy bill of rights'

[ProSense]

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a "consumer privacy bill of rights" that would regulate the collection and use of personal data on the Internet.

Assistant Commerce Secretary Lawrence Strickling called for the legislation at a hearing on online privacy held by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

"The administration urges Congress to enact a 'consumer privacy bill of rights' to provide baseline consumer data privacy protections," he said.

Strickling said authority to enforce privacy protections should be given to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has been advocating a "Do Not Track" mechanism that would allow Internet users to opt out of having their activities monitored.



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[TheWraith]

1. I recced this, and it went backward.

I'm starting to hate people.