House Committee Holds Privacy Hearing
The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held a hearing yesterday to examine privacy in the commercial world. EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg testified that privacy legislation has historically been a component of American law, and that Congress has consistently passed laws to protect privacy as new technologies emerge.Privacy in the Commercial World, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, March 1, 2001
Experts Raise Potential Legal Issues With Efforts to Protect Privacy Online, Wall Street Journal, March 1, 2001 (subscription required).
Privacy Hearing, Tech Law Journal Daily Report, March 2, 2001.
Lawmakers Examine Pros, Cons of Privacy Law, Silicon Valley News (Reuters), March 2, 2001.
Privacy Laws: Not Gonna Happen, Wired, March 2, 2001.
