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US Mobile Device Privacy Act reaches first draft

Congressman Ed Markey, known for criticizing Carrier IQ and the carriers that support it, has now proposed a draft bill (PDF) that aims to protect the privacy of cellphone users. The Mobile Device Privacy Act would order companies to publicly disclose whether they are using tracking software such as Carrier IQ, according to a Monday report found in the The Hill. It would also require them to ...

Netflix discusses video privacy act, along with earnings

In its earnings release Wednesday, Netflix highlighted its fight to “modernize and simplify” the Video Privacy Protection Act to allow the company to integrate its services with Facebook in the United States. Read full article >>

The Circuit: Video Privacy Protection Act, Facebook IPO, Megaupload users get two-week extension

LEADING THE DAY: The Senate Judiciary Committee will have a hearing on the Video Privacy Protection Act on Tuesday, which prohibits video rental stores from sharing customer rental records without customer permission. Read full article >>

We're losing control of our digital privacy

The millions of Americans who stood up against the Stop Online Privacy Act and the Senate's related anti-piracy bill should also be asking tough questions about the government's expanding surveillance powers.

Measure to Ease Video-Rental Privacy Curbs Catches Flack in Senate

A change to the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act recently sailed through the House of Representatives without a hitch. The bill would allow a provider of rental DVDs or videos to get consent to share their customers' title selections, as long as users were provided with an opportunity to withdraw that consent. That smooth ride ended in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology ...