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Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Respect it now or pay more later

The Obama administration's plan last to improve data privacy.

Lawmakers, regulators boost rhetoric around privacy

Will Washington finally enact some data privacy laws in the coming year, or won't it? Right now, it's looking like a 50-50 bet. The massive data breaches at Sony and Epsilon this spring, combined

Europe, United States eye tighter online privacy rules

Recent data breaches at Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) and Facebook have spurred European regulators to call for tighter rules safeguarding private data, reports Eric Pfanner at The New York Times. Burgeoning

Cloud providers seek clearer online privacy protections

As security concerns dampen enthusiasm for cloud computing among large corporations, several of the major cloud providers are asking lawmakers to pass improved legal protections for online data.

Privacy bill angers consumer groups, advertisers

A new effort to strengthen privacy protections for online and offline data is underway in Congress. Reps. Rick Boucher, D-Va., and Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., are floating a draft bill that would impose a