Bill Would Force Web Sites to Delete Personal Info

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via C|Net News.

[snip]

A bill just announced in Congress would require every Web site operator to delete information about visitors, including 
e-mail addresses, if the data is no longer required for a "legitimate" business purpose.

The proposal, introduced Wednesday by Rep. Ed Markey, seeks to import European-style privacy regulations by imposing a 
broad data-deletion requirement. It would apply to every U.S. Web site, even ones run by individuals, bloggers or 
nonprofit groups and charities.

Markey said the measure would help stop identity theft. "This warehoused personal information about consumers' Internet 
use should not be needlessly stored to await compromise by data thieves or fraudsters, or disclosure through judicial 
fishing expeditions," the Massachusetts Democrat said in a statement.

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More here:
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6036951.html

- ferg


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 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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