Lawmakers propose Internet privacy bill for youth
Lawmakers on Friday introduced a “do not track” Internet privacy bill aimed at limiting the collection of personal information about minors who go online from desktop computers or through smart phones. Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Tex.) said their bill would update children’s online privacy laws to prohibit targeted marketing and would tighten restrictions on data collection on ...
U.S. lawmakers plan Internet privacy bills
One bill would require companies to honor consumers' requests not to track their activities on the Internet. Another would protect the privacy of children online. The push for new laws to protect online privacy — particularly the ability of websites to track people's movements across the Internet — gained momentum Friday as key lawmakers said they would propose legislation.
Internet privacy efforts get boost as key lawmakers offer new proposals allowing consumers to stop online tracking
The push for new laws to protect online privacy -- particularly the ability of websites to track people's movements across the Internet -- gained momentum Friday as key lawmakers said they would propose new legislation. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John...
Social-networking sites face new privacy battle
California could force Facebook and other social-networking sites to change their privacy protection policies under a first-of-its-kind proposal that is opposed by much of the Internet industry.
KPN under fire over internet privacy
Criticism is mounting of telecoms company KPN for using software known as Deep Packet Inspection to monitor what extra services mobile internet users are accessing.
