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CIO July 15, 2005 Juan Carlos Perez	Internet Users Ignorant About Data Privacy Internet users in the United States are dangerously ignorant about the type of data that website owners collect from them and how that data is used, making them vulnerable to fraud and misuse of their personal information, a new study finds.
InternetNews November 19, 2009	House Panel Moves Closer to Privacy Bill Lawmakers still struggling to find balance between protecting consumers without slowing commerce.
Information Today August 6, 2012 Barbie E. Keiser	Cybersecurity and Privacy Concerns at the Highest Levels of Government Ensuring the privacy and security of personal information collected by federal government agencies and preventing cyberattacks in the future is a responsibility of government that all Americans can support.
InternetNews March 8, 2007 Roy Mark	Gates' Washington Trip a Privacy Affair Congress should pass 'milestone' national uniform privacy standard says Microsoft chairman.
Salon.com October 6, 2000 Simson Garfinkel	Mano a mano with John McCain At a committee hearing on online privacy, the senator asks me some tough questions and doesn't like what he hears...
PC World February 20, 2001 Jennifer O'Neill	Congress Navigates a Flood of Net Privacy Bills Lawmakers, industry juggle e-commerce and consumer concerns in review of longtime (and new) proposals...
CIO November 2, 2011 John Ribeiro	India Exempts Its Outsourcers from New Privacy Rules India's outsourcing industry breathes a sigh of relief as the government exempts it from strict new data protection rules.
InternetNews February 6, 2007 Roy Mark	Concealment a Crime in Latest Data Breach Bill Additional legislation calls for criminal penalties for concealing breaches and consumer notification of 'significant' breaches.
Information Today April 21, 2011 George H. Pike	House and Senate Propose Online Privacy 'Bill of Rights' Legislation The face of online privacy could change dramatically if legislation recently introduced in Congress becomes law.
InternetNews August 4, 2006 Roy Mark	Data Breaches And Congress A roundup of where federal data breach security laws stand.
Salon.com April 26, 2002 Chris Wenham	A law to protect spyware Sen. Fritz Hollings is pushing a bill that supposedly safeguards online privacy -- but actually gives intrusive marketers a green light...
InternetNews June 18, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Leaders Moving Closer to Privacy Bill Joint subcommittee hearing continues probe of behavioral targeting, with legislation expected by year's end.
CIO January 1, 2002 Stephanie Viscasillas	Privacy Versus the FBI The antiterrorism law President Bush signed in late October makes it easier for officials investigating potential terrorist activity to get court orders to search companies' business records. It is important to take that into account in your privacy policy.
Information Today May 12, 2015 George H. Pike	Supreme Court to Address Standing to Sue for Data Breaches and Privacy Violations The ability of individuals to seek legal recovery for data breaches or the posting of inaccurate information or to defend their privacy rights may soon be impacted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
InternetNews June 16, 2005 Roy Mark	Senate Takes up Data Security Law FTC commissioners set to testify before panel that will enforce any new data privacy laws.
InternetNews March 4, 2011 Kenneth Corbin	GOP Member to Press Self-Reg Web Privacy Bill Cliff Stearns of Florida, an old hand in the privacy debate, announced that he has developed a draft bill that would codify the self-regulatory approach to safeguarding consumers' information.
InternetNews January 14, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Web Firms, Advocates Draw Lines in Privacy Fight With reforms to the Privacy Act looming on the congressional agenda, how will Internet companies be affected?
InternetNews September 25, 2008 Judy Mottl	ISPs Vow Self-Regulation to Curb Data Misuse In the wake of the NebuAd uproar, Verizon, AT&T and Time Warner act before the government steps in, while pointing fingers at privacy abuses elsewhere.
InternetNews May 5, 2010	Advocacy Groups Slam House Privacy Bill Long-awaited draft of House privacy legislation appears, but leaves consumer advocacy groups warning about significant loopholes and enshrining current opt-out regime.
InternetNews January 9, 2009 Richard Adhikari	New Data Breach, Privacy Bills in Congress If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
PC World July 27, 2001 Cara Garretson	Should a Web Site's Privacy Policy be Set by Law? Tech leaders say they want the flexibility to write their own, but Congress leans otherwise...
PC Magazine July 11, 2007 Cyrus Farivar	Closing the Loopholes on Data Theft Millions have had personal data, including credit card numbers, stolen this year. Congress is seeking to pass a stricter, nationwide law.
InternetNews January 27, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Privacy 'Achilles Heel' in Health IT Debate Senate hearing considers privacy concerns as Congress prepares to spend billions on digitizing healthcare industry.
Geotimes July 2007 Allyson K. Anderson	A Political Comment on ... The Life of a Bill A brief primer on bills originating in the Senate using S. 1321, the Energy Savings Act of 2007, a bill that the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources recently proposed.
Reason June 2004 Declan McCullagh	Database Nation The upside of zero privacy in the U.S.: The aim should be to retain the tremendous benefits of living in a database nation while preventing it from devolving into a police state.
PC World October 7, 2002 Michelle Madigan	Privacy Concerns Pushed to Front Lines Feds must explore, explain any effect on privacy by new policies or practices, under pending legislation.
CIO June 1, 2004 Susannah Patton	Privacy Is Your Business What's the payoff for CIOs becoming privacy champions? Better business, more secure IT and a higher corporate profile.
PC Magazine August 1, 2009 Chloe Albanesius	Following Your Web Footsteps Does targeted advertising need to be regulated?
PC Magazine June 25, 2010 Chloe Albanesius	Senate 'Internet Kill Switch' Bill Moves Forward A Senate committee on Thursday approved a cyber-security bill that has prompted concern.
CIO March 15, 2006 Allan Holmes	The Profits in Privacy Contrary to popular belief, protecting the privacy of customer data and making a profit are not mutually exclusive goals. Here are several leading companies who have accomplished both and how they pulled it off.
InternetNews September 29, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Anti-Piracy Bill Headed for the White House Bill to tighten piracy-enforcement laws and championed by entertainment industry heads to president's desk, though objections persist.
CIO September 23, 2010 Kim S. Nash	FTC Considers Allowing Consumers to Opt Out of Behavioral Marketing CIOs may need to handle another compliance issue with data-sharing restrictions under discussion.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2011 Rich Smith	Senators, Act Senatorially -- and Pass the STOCK Act All investors are equal -- except in the U.S. Congress.
InternetNews February 13, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Advocates Blast FTC Guidelines on Web Privacy Agency refreshes self-regulatory best practices for behavioral targeting as privacy advocates call for tougher stance.
CIO November 1, 2001 Alison Bass	Miller's Privacy Warning Information security lapses present one front of a looming courtroom battle. Legal Expert Arthur Miller says CIOs and corporate America also have to protect people's privacy -- or risk a jury's wrath...
InternetNews June 3, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Microsoft, Google Cautiously Endorse Privacy Bill Privacy attorneys for leading Web firms offer support for a limited, general privacy bill as debate in Congress looms.
PC World June 1, 2000 Daniel Tynan	Privacy 2000: In Web We Trust? In the real world, nobody knows what TV commercials you watch or which sitcoms you surf. When you go strolling through the mall, no one's making note of the stores you visit or the clothes you try on. But on the Internet, Web sites are doing all of this and more. And that makes some people mad as hell.
Information Today December 9, 2010 George H. Pike	FTC's 'Do Not Track' Proposal Elicits Strong Reactions The proposed tool would allow users to prevent web companies from tracking their browsing activities for marketing or other purposes.
Information Today November 5, 2007	Groups Urge FTC to Protect Consumer Privacy Online Nine privacy and consumer groups unveiled a consensus document outlining key consumer rights and protections they want to see implemented in the behavioral online advertising sector.
Fast Company July 2001 Erika Germer	Chief Privacy Officer Job Titles of the Future: It's no secret that consumer privacy is a weighty concern -- especially for a company with 90 million customers. That's why AT&T named Michael Lamb its first chief privacy officer. Lamb wants to make privacy a priority that's out in the open...
PC World February 26, 2002 George A. Chidi Jr.	House to Vote on Broadband Bill Lawmakers will consider controversial legislation designed to increase options in high-speed access...
CIO January 15, 2004 Ben Worthen	The Next President's IT Agenda - The Policies What the next president does will have a profound impact on IT and the way corporations do business. Here are the decisions he needs to make on critical infrastructure, jobs, privacy, corporate governance and the future of IT.
PC World June 12, 2001 Andrew Brandt	Privacy Watch Not sure how to read the legal mumbo-jumbo of a privacy policy? Here are the finer points you should look for...
InternetNews April 7, 2006 Roy Mark	House Subpoenas Phone Data Sites Web sites selling confidential consumer telephone data are refusing to comply with a U.S. House of Representatives' request for information, prompting the Energy and Commerce Committee to issue subpoenas to a dozen companies.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 Mark D. Kotwick	Foreign Privacy Laws and the Cross Border Transfer of Information In an increasingly global financial world, it's helpful to have some basic knowledge about the rules and regs regarding international privacy law.
InternetNews January 28, 2009 Richard Adhikari	International Data Privacy Day Spreads Focusing on data privacy in an age of cybercrime.
InternetNews September 1, 2009	Consumer Groups Outline Privacy Law Wish List Privacy advocates pitch policy framework to House leaders drafting bill that could reshape online advertising.
Information Today May 3, 2012 Paula J. Hane	Online Consumer Privacy in the Spotlight Choose Privacy Week is being held May 1-7, 2012. The theme is "Freedom from Surveillance." The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom established Choose Privacy Week to deepen public awareness about this issue. The event is timely with many privacy issues like CISPA in the news.
InternetNews May 28, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Momentum Builds for Updating Privacy Act Government, advocacy groups call for Congress and agencies to modernize the way citizens' personal information is handled.
InternetNews December 22, 2006 Ray Everett-Church	Privacy Rules: Business vs. Consumers American businesses lobbying for lax security regulations should look at Europe's example to see the economic value of tighter rules.