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Internet firms seek limits on privacy law - Mpls Star Tribune
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:28:18 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Steven Clift <clift () publicus net> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:45:33 -0600 To: dave () farber net Subject: Internet firms seek limits on privacy law - Mpls Star Tribune For IP. From: http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/3663661.html Internet firms seek limits on privacy law Steve Alexander Star Tribune Published Feb. 20, 2003 PRIV20 The ink is hardly dry on Minnesota's first-of-its-kind Internet privacy law, but already opponents are trying to limit the law's reach, raising concerns among privacy advocates. The Minnesota law, passed last spring and set to take effect March 1, requires Internet service providers (ISPs) to give customers a listing of information they have about them and their Web browsing habits. ISPs often keep records on the sites their customers visit; sometimes they sell that information to advertisers and retailers. "The Minnesota law is a pioneer and a test case to see whether state-level privacy laws are desirable and whether they are workable in practice," said Michael Beresik, national director of the privacy practice at accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, D.C. Big national Internet providers such as AOL Time Warner are trying to eliminate some of the law's requirements. AOL opposed the law last year on the grounds it would lead to an unworkable patchwork quilt of privacy laws in all 50 states. Some national experts say AOL might be right, and that laws like Minnesota's may lead Congress to enact a national privacy law that would over-ride any state laws. But for now, the focus is on modifying the Minnesota law. AOL and the U.S. Internet Service Provider Association, a Washington, D.C., trade organization for other large ISPs such as Earthlink, are back at the Legislature backing new bills in the House and Senate that would limit the responsibility of ISPs to provide information to customers. ... -- Steven Clift clift () publicus net Democracies Online Newswire http://www.e-democracy.org/do ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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