Letters
EU/US Consumer Groups (TACD) Call on Google to Reverse Privacy Policy Plan
Submitted by demedia on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 17:09This letter from the US/EU consumer group organization Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue, which formally advises both the EU and US, calls on Google to suspend its planned privacy changes.
Community Group comments on W3C DNT--Towards a Do Not Track System that Protects User Privacy
Submitted by demedia on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 17:36Privacy Groups to FTC: Investigate & Redress Facebook's latest threat to its user privacy
Bravo to EPIC and the other groups for taking this important position on the need for Facebook to truly respect the privacy of its users. Read the letter and complaint.
US/EU Groups Say No to Privacy Icon Self-Reg Scheme
Today, the leading consumer and privacy groups from both the U.S.
Leading Consumer, Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Tell Senate Action Required on Privacy
Earlier this week, the data collection and advertising lobby and its supporters [inc. Chamber of Commerce] urged the Senate to do nothing to protect U.S. consumer privacy. The trade groups want self-regulation to remain as the key framework--even though it has been a failure for more than a decade. Leading NGO's wrote to the Senate Commerce Committee today, urging them to pass legislation that will protect the public.
Consumer, Privacy, Child Health & Advocacy Groups Urge Swift FTC Action to Protect Young Peoples Privacy via COPPA
Letter sent to FTC Chairman Leibowitz and commissioners Brill, Ramirez, Kovacic and Rosch by American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics, Benton Foundation, Center for Digital Democracy, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Children Now, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Consumer Watchdog, and U.S. PIRG.
Consumer Groups Welcome Bipartisan Privacy Effort, But Warn Kerry-McCain Bill Insufficient to Protect Consumers’ Online Privacy
Consumer Groups Welcome Bipartisan Privacy Effort, But Warn Kerry-McCain Bill Insufficient to Protect Consumers’ Online Privacy
WASHINGTON – A coalition of consumer groups and privacy advocates welcomed the bipartisan effort by Senators John Kerry and John McCain to craft online privacy legislation today, but said their bill needs to be significantly strengthened if it is to effectively protect consumer privacy rights in today’s digital marketplace.
Letter to House Committee on Energy and Commerce Urging Enactment of Consumer Privacy Guarantees
September 1, 2009
The Honorable Henry A. Waxman
U.S. House of Representatives
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
2204 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Joe Barton
U.S. House of Representatives
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
2109 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Chairman Waxman and Ranking Member Barton:
The following organizations offer this letter and the attached primer for your careful consideration. These documents were developed with the goal of recommending solutions for and informing your Committee of important gaps in consumer privacy protection. While the recommendations are not exhaustive, they do represent areas of consensus among leading organizations concerned with consumer privacy.
