[Ecommerce] Privacy: Letter from coalition sent to Rep. Stearns in response to legislation introduced in the House

[Manon Ress]

FYI: Privacy Bill and Letter from Coalition 

From: http://www.epic.org/

Coalition Wants House to Adopt Higher Standard for Privacy Protection

EPIC and a coalition of consumer organizations have sent a letter urging
Members of the House Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and
Consumer Protection to evaluate new privacy legislation under a
framework of Fair Information Practices.

The letter comes in response to legislation introduced today by Rep.
Cliff Stearns that would preempt state privacy laws and give individuals
no remedy against privacy violators. The Bill covers all data collection
(online and offline), declares that European enforcement of Safe Harbor
is an illegal barrier to trade, and it provides no right of access.

Letter is signed by Marc Rotenberg, Chris Hoofnagle, Coralee Whitcomb,
Susan Grant, Beth Givens, Remar Sutton, Jason Catlett, Edmund
Mierzwinski, Ken McEldowney, Evan Hendricks, James Love, J.C. Pierce,
Tracey Thomas, Carole Doeppers see:

http://www.epic.org/privacy/fipsltr5.8.02.html

For more info on this bill contact Chris Hoofnagle at EPIC
<hoofnagle@epic.org>