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More on Internet Privacy Legislation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the prior-proper-planning-protects-privacy dept.

Last week we noted that Senator Hollings had introduced a privacy bill and that there were likely to be more introduced. Now Salon has a piece critical of Hollings' bill. EPIC wrote about it as well, and they seem to think it's not too bad, all things considered. Read Hollings' bill yourself and decide who's right. Also of note is a bill introduced in the House that would require all Federal agencies to prepare privacy impact statements (the ACLU has a summary) akin to the environmental impact statements now required for actions adversely affecting the environment. Seems like a good idea to me.

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  1. I live in South Carolina and... by gamorck · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I will attest to the fact that Senator Hollings is one of the dumbest men alive. In fact he ranks only second when it comes to idiocy to the great Senator Strom Thurmond, who as you may recall was also elected by the ultra idiotic voters in South Carolina.

    I mean watching that guy at a speech or an event (which isn't very often either) reminds me so much of Weekend at Bernies that its just kinda sad.

    But when you guys talk about Hollings keep in mind that he lives in a state where the congress wastes their time whining about taking down or putting up some stupid confederate flag. He lives in a state where there are towns in which it is ILLEGAL to buy alcohol on a Sunday. He lives in a state that outlawed Video Poker but legalized a lottery because they wanted to get their cut.

    So no matter what comes out of that mans mouth - I don't think it matters much. The other bill we spent so much time whining about didnt get very far so why should this one be any different?

    You gotta know the man before you know the problem :-)

    J

    --
    I love idealists not because I am one, but because they make life bearable for pragmatists such as myself.
  2. ...more legislation by gstevens · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Lovely, just more legislation for the hell of it. We get closer to a totalitarian state every day...
    We've gotta keep those Senators and Reps employed, you know.

    (Please note: I am not for or against any of these bills, as I have not read them. However, I am completely frustrated with the number of bills pertaining to person freedom that are getting introduced every day.)