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Thursday, 22nd April 2010

Online Privacy: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Plans to Look at Online Privacy; Public Meeting Scheduled for May 7th

First, the article clearly points out that according to sources, "[this] effort [is] not related to Google getting slammed by 10 countries for perceived privacy lapses.

From the Article:

The U.S. Commerce Department Wednesday kicked off an initiative to take a close look at how the privacy of individuals is impacted broadly in the Internet economy with the goal of providing advice to the White House on how both the president and government policymakers might regard the topic.

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According to one Commerce source, the idea for a broad-based privacy-policy review related to the Internet has been mulled for a few months.

The source at the Commerce Dept.’s National Telecommunications and Information (NTIA) agency, who spoke on background, says the goal is to take a close look at a broad swath of the Internet economy to understand the impact on the privacy of individuals that make use of online services of all kinds.

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In order to foster a dialog with industry and the broader public, the Commerce Dept. will hold a public meeting on May 7th to discuss privacy policy in the United States. It will be held in the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

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Source: Network World

See Also: Official News Release from U.S. Department of Commerce

Through a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) published in the Federal Register, the Commerce Department is seeking public comment from all Internet stakeholders—commercial, academic and civil society sectors and citizens—on the impact of current privacy laws in the United States and around the world on the pace of innovation in the information economy. The Department seeks to understand whether current privacy laws serve consumer interests and fundamental democratic values.

Access the Full Text of the Notice of Inquiry (NOI) via Federal Register
(12 pages; PDF)


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