Privacy Will Be on House Agenda in Next Congress, Republican Leaders Say

House GOP leaders on privacy issues said Nov. 3 that passage of internet consumer privacy legislation will be on the agenda in the new Republican controlled lower chamber of the…

BNA INSIGHTS: Targeted Enforcement and Shared Lawmaking Authority as Catalysts for Data Protection in the United States

Modern democracies are committed to the protection of personal data. There are various approaches to achieving protection, ranging from the…

Online Marketers Launch Self-Regulatory Plan with Opt-Out for Behavioral Data Collection

Leading marketing groups Oct. 4 launched a long-awaited industry program to regulate and…

Many Oppose Giving Federal Trade Commission New Rules Power; Some Say Enforcement Standards Needed

Giving the Federal Trade Commission expanded rulemaking authority is generally opposed by business interests, said privacy and e-commerce…

Making the FTC Look Tame: The EU Targets Behavioral Profiling

Last month, Europe took a major step toward a notice and opt-in regulatory model for behavioral advertising…

BNA INSIGHTS: Proposed Data Privacy Legislation Generates Relief as Well as Concerns

Last month, U.S. Representatives Rick Boucher (D-Va) and Cliff Stearns (R-Fl), Chair and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and…

Special Report: Commerce Department Urged by Commenters to Protect Web Innovation from Rigid Privacy Rules

A recent Commerce Department request for public comments on privacy and e-commerce issues drew an overwhelming response from the business community, with…

Senate Panel Passes Bill to Ban Web Credit ‘Data Pass’ Leading to Unauthorized Sales

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee June 9 approved a bill that would ban online firms from passing a purchaser’s credit…

ANALYSIS: Business Lobbyists See Boucher Privacy Proposal as Disruptive, Press for Self-Regulation

A draft legislative proposal that has been circulated by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) would impose unprecedented new restrictions on consumer data-sharing agreements across the business community…

BNA INSIGHTS: Scrutiny on Payment Card Data Pass: Raising the Profile of Personal Information Sharing Among Marketers

Until now, this situation was fairly common: a consumer shops online, visiting an online marketing company’s website. The consumer decides to purchase, say, virus protection software from…

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