Volume IX

Issue : 6: November 18, 2010

• U.S. Company in Hot Water Over Social Media Policy
• FCC Probes Google Over Street View Program's Collection of Personal Data
• Facebook Parody Website Preemptively Sues Facebook in the United States
• Google Forces Groggle Name Change
• Microsoft and Motorola File Patent Suits Against Each Other
• Amazon Sales Tax Suit Revived
• U.S. To Toughen Online Privacy Laws

Home > Volume IX > Issue 6: November 18, 2010 > U.S. To Toughen Online Privacy Laws

U.S. To Toughen Online Privacy Laws

The White House is preparing to create new comprehensive laws to police online privacy. The new laws will be included in a U.S. Commerce Department report, which can be expected in the next few weeks.  A new position will also be created to monitor online privacy issues. 

There is currently no comprehensive U.S. law that protects consumer privacy online.  Recent administrations have not regulated the Internet for fear of stifling innovation.  As such, the new laws will mark a change from the current self-governing policy, under which the Federal Trade Commission “can take action only if a privacy-violating action is deemed 'deceptive' or 'unfair'”. 

For additional information, visit:
http://tinyurl.com/New-Privacy-Policy