He supports industry's position that new privacy regulation isn't needed. Yet, he believes in aggressive and creative enforcement of privacy policies. For him, the issue is basic. His aggressive lead has produced results. Because of the Toysmart case, congressional legislation intended to better protect consumer privacy in bankruptcies of Net and traditional companies was introduced this year.
Health records are already less private than most people think.
And despite new federal regulations that were finalized in mid-April, it's unclear whether converting them to electronic form will make them more safe or less. We have decided we want research, and researchers need access to records. Washington Post - Identity Thieves Thrive in Information Age . Amazon Practices 'Deceptive' . Privacy News from Wired News - FTC Powerless to Protect Privacy .