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By Rob Sachs: The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you go. Consumer and privacy groups welcomed the effort though some worry that it won’t do enough. Administration officials outlined a proposed consumer privacy bill of rights today and urged technology companies, consumer groups and others to jointly craft new protections. Such guidelines would initially be voluntary for companies but those that agreed to abide by them could be subject to sanctions for any violations. Joining us today to talk about this further is Jim Harper, the Director of Information and Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, Chris Wolf, Co-Chair of the Future of Privacy Forum, and Tracie Powell, Freelance Writer on Technology and Media and has covered the Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA for the Poynter Institute. Tags: SOPA, Society, Commentary, World, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia.
