Just as the EPA writes and revises environmental regulations, with input from the public and industry, the DPA could write and revise privacy regulations. The reach of a DPA could extend far beyond the Internet and cover many other incipient privacy debacles, such as outdoor surveillance cameras. A DPA could also help fix the federal government's record on personal information, just as the EPA has been working to clean up the practices of the nation's largest polluter - Uncle Sam. Finally, a DPA would allow America to be a better player on the world stage. Increasingly, companies will be barred from sending the personal information of foreign citizens to U.S. computers - unless we pass our own privacy legislation.
Most companies instinctively fight the idea of new regulation.
The United States dropped the ball in 1974. The time has come for American citizens to have the same rights, freedoms and legal protections for their personal information that are enjoyed in other civilized parts of the world. Privacy Policy Stock data provided by Stockpoint and its data suppliers.