[IP] Google signs onto Consumer Privacy Legislative Forum
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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: June 20, 2006 7:03:21 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: lauren@xxxxxxxxxx
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@xxxxxxxxxx or lauren@xxxxxxxx
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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