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NGOs warn of US lobbying efforts against European privacy legislation

Top U.S. officials will be warned in a letter Monday of an intense U.S. lobbying effort that seeks to weaken European privacy legislation.

By Jeremy Kirk | 04 February, 2013 03:17

Tags: Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, regulation, Center for Digital Democracy, legislation, government, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Government Accountability Project, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Consumer Federation of America, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, American Civil Liberties Union
Commerce Department will push privacy codes of conduct

U.S. privacy codes of conduct drafted by businesses, consumers and privacy advocates working together will work better than government regulation or legislation, a top official with the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday.

By Grant Gross | 22 July, 2011 08:16

Tags: Jon Leibowitz, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, regulation, U.S. Department of Commerce, Brookings Institution, Mark Cooper, John Kerry, government, privacy, Consumer Federation of America, Cameron Kerry, security
Groups push for additions to Google Buzz settlement

A coalition of privacy and consumer groups is pushing for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to add conditions, including requiring that Google get opt-in permission from users before collecting their data, to its proposed settlement over privacy problems related to the rollout of Google's Buzz social-networking service in early 2010.

By Grant Gross | 22 April, 2011 07:34

Tags: Steve DelBianco, NetChoice, Civil lawsuits, Center for Digital Democracy, Electronic Privacy Information Center, internet, privacy, Marc Rotenberg, Google, Jeffrey Chester, security, legal, government, social media, Beth Givens, search engines, Consumer Federation of America, Internet-based applications and services, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, regulation
Net neutrality deal may not see wider support

A potential deal between Google and Verizon Communications on network neutrality may not carry much weight with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, which has been trying to broker its own deal in recent weeks.

By Grant Gross | 06 August, 2010 01:12

Tags: free press, net neutrality, Google, at&t, Art Brodsky, government, internet, Consumer Federation of America, Internet service providers, broadband

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