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.