Editor’s Note: The Data Quality Act “supports the Federal Government’s Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs), including the principle of Data Quality and Integrity, which are the foundation for the government’s use of personally identifiable information (PII).” See, Justice Department here.
From: PYMNTS.com
The Hill, a newspaper covering Congress, said on Wednesday (Jan. 20) that as many as 50 groups, spanning digital rights activists and consumer groups, are lobbying the Federal Communications Commission to begin the process of drafting privacy rules focused on the Internet “as quickly as possible,” according to reports.
Those petitioners sent a letter directly to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, cautioning that the increased monitoring conducted by companies that offer and provide Internet services may have the consequence of ensuring a “chilling effect on speech” and that it would “increase the potential for discriminatory practices.”
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