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Data deletion bill introduced in Mass.
Posted on Feb 12, 2006 by Tom Fragala
From Ars Technica…
If Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) has his way, US websites will no longer be able to store personal data about web surfers unless that information has a legitimate business purpose. Markey's bill, known as the "Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer Internet Data Act of 2006" (catchy, no?), sets out to address the dual problems of identity theft and government subpoenas of search histories by simply requiring that personally identifiable information be deleted after use.
Markey's office issued a press release touting the new bill in which the Congressman laid out his reasons for introducing the legislation.
"If 2005 was the year of the data breach, I am going to make sure that 2006 is the year of safeguarding the privacy of American citizens by introducing legislation to prevent the stockpiling of private citizens personal data."
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