Google signs onto Consumer Privacy Legislative Forum

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
Date: June 20, 2006 7:03:21 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: lauren () vortex com
Subject: Google signs onto Consumer Privacy Legislative Forum


Dave,

I'm pleased to note that Google has signed onto the Consumer
Privacy Legislative Forum, which is calling for comphrehensive
federal consumer privacy legislation.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/06/calling-for-federal-consumer- 
privacy.html

This effort has the potential to drive significant positive advances
in the privacy arena.  There is a risk -- since a primary
raison d'etre for such legislation is "harmonization" of laws, it is
crucial that the product of this effort represent the superset of
strong state privacy laws, and does not act to actually reduce
privacy protections in those states that already have the strongest
laws related to privacy.

In any case, it's important that Google be part of these discussions,
and I'm glad to see them there.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
   - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, IOIC
   - International Open Internet Coalition - http://www.ioic.net
Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com




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