Online privacy

Students in my Information Ethics and Legal Issues course should particularly take note of this, as we're talking about privacy issues this week. From ALA's IFACTION:

'Do Not Track Me Online' privacy bill introduced by California Rep. Jackie Speier

Los Angeles Times

The first "do not track" legislation was introduced in Congress on Friday, raising the possibility that Web users will be able to prevent advertisers from recording their online behavior for marketing purposes, similar to the Do Not Call Registry created in 2003.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/02/do-not-track-me-online-privacy-legislation-introduced-by-calif-congresswoman.html

See also:

Three Reasons Why A ‘Do Not Track’ Bill Will Pass In 2011

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-three-reasons-why-a-do-not-track-bill-will-pass-in-2011/