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Old Apr 13th, 2011, 02:50 PM   #1
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Default The Two Johns Strike a Note for Data Privacy (Commercial Privacy Bill)

One-time political foes John Kerry and John McCain are trying to put some limits on secretive data gathering. Yesterday, the Two Johns filed the august-sounding Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011.



The bill would allow companies to gather only as much information as necessary to process a transaction or to deliver a service with the exception that information can be collected for research and development to improve the transaction or service, according to this statement form Kerry’s office about the bill.

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