Senate Grapples With Web Privacy Issues
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"Consumers worry about their Internet privacy. Politicians vow to investigate. And two of the nation's biggest tech companies, Google and Microsoft, support federal legislation for data collection."
Capitol Hill seems so behind the times when it comes to the most basic technology. They were just working on legislation today that would archive emails to and from the White house. This is kind of scary.
"Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.), remarked wryly that because of all the talk about "cookies" and other Web terms, he was going to have to "update my dictionary."
And Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) asked a question about Internet connections so muddled that apparently no one understood
"I think I'm not entirely sure of what you are suggesting, senator," the witness answered.
"Nor am I," he said.
The Senate hearing had been called as fears grow that the massive volume of information that Internet companies are collecting about users is violating their privacy.
For years, individual Web sites have assembled profiles of users consisting of personal preferences and activities."
Capitol Hill seems so behind the times when it comes to the most basic technology. They were just working on legislation today that would archive emails to and from the White house. This is kind of scary.
"Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.), remarked wryly that because of all the talk about "cookies" and other Web terms, he was going to have to "update my dictionary."
And Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) asked a question about Internet connections so muddled that apparently no one understood
"I think I'm not entirely sure of what you are suggesting, senator," the witness answered.
"Nor am I," he said.
The Senate hearing had been called as fears grow that the massive volume of information that Internet companies are collecting about users is violating their privacy.
For years, individual Web sites have assembled profiles of users consisting of personal preferences and activities."
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