Posted on 10/26/2010 5:31:39 AM PDT by maggief
The Obama administration has formed a subcommittee drawn from various parts of the federal government to advise the White House on regulatory and legislative issues for the Web.
The panel, which will focus on the Internet privacy, comes as consumer advocacy groups have complained that Internet users need more protection from social media, advertising and other sites that collect user information.
A blog post last Sunday on the National Science and Technology Council Web site said the subcommittee will include members of several federal agencies, such as the Commerce, Justice, Homeland Security and State departments. Cameron Kerry, general counsel at the Commerce Department, and Christopher Schroeder, assistant attorney general at the Justice Department, will head the group.
Representatives of the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission were also invited. And the White House will have representatives from its Domestic Policy Council, National Economic Council, U.S. Trade Representative office and National Security Staff Cybersecurity Directorate.
(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...
White House Council Launches Interagency Subcommittee on Privacy & Internet Policy Posted by Cameron Kerry and Christopher Schroeder on October 24, 2010 at 10:10 AM EDT
As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to promoting the vast economic opportunity of the Internet and protecting individual privacy, the National Science and Technology Council has launched a new Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy. Populated by representatives from more than a dozen Departments, agencies and Federal offices, and co-chaired by the two of us, the subcommittee will develop principles and strategic directions with the goal of fostering consensus in legislative, regulatory, and international Internet policy realms.
In this digital age, a thriving and dynamic economy requires Internet policies that promote innovation domestically and globally while ensuring strong and sensible protections of individuals’ private information and the ability of governments to meet their obligations to protect public safety.
Recognizing the global nature of the digital economy and society, the Subcommittee will monitor and address global privacy policy challenges and develop approaches to meeting those challenges through coordinated U.S. government action. The Subcommittee is committed to fostering dialogue and cooperation between our Nation and its key trading partners in support of flexible and robust privacy and innovation policies. Such policies are essential to the health of competitive marketplaces for online goods and services.
The public policy direction developed by the Subcommittee will be closely synchronized to privacy practices in federal Departments and agencies, resulting in a comprehensive and forward-looking commitment to a common set of Internet policy principles across government. These core principles include facilitating transparency, promoting cooperation, empowering individuals to make informed and intelligent choices, strengthening multi-stakeholder governance models, and building trust in online environments.
At the same time, the Subcommittee will work closely with private stakeholders to identify Internet policy principles that promote innovation and economic expansion, while also protecting the rule of law and individual privacy. Throughout this process, the Subcommittee will endeavor to strike the appropriate balance between the privacy expectations of consumers and the needs of industry, law enforcement and other public-safety governmental entities, and other Internet stakeholders.
The Subcommittee is made up of representatives from the following Federal agencies:
* Department of Commerce (Co-Chair) * Department of Justice (Co-Chair) * Department of Education * Department of Energy * Department of Health and Human Services * Department of Homeland Security * Department of State * Department of Transportation * Department of the Treasury * Small Business Administration * Other departments and agencies designated by the co-chairs. Of note, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission will be invited to participate.
The following organizations in the Executive Office of the President shall also be represented on the Subcommittee:
* Domestic Policy Council * National Economic Council * National Security Council and National Security Staff * Office of Management and Budget * Office of Science and Technology Policy * United States Trade Representative * Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator * National Security Staff Cybersecurity Directorate
Cameron Kerry is General Counsel at the Department of Commerce
Christopher Schroeder is Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice
NO MORE REGULATION!!
Internet users need to be educated on how to avoid invasions of privacy. It’s really very easy, if you have the information.
We don’t need Big Brother, Nanny State government to “protect” us from the naughty denizens of the internet.
I have a Linux firewall, a proxy web server, and a subnet for the house with software that bounces unknown IPs.
Also running Wire Shark to see who’s sending packets to where.
Sure, it means a little extra work, but I have full control of the WAN access, And I don’t need the nanny state to do it for me.
I don’t know why my cynical little mind thinks this has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with privacy...but rather stripping away what little Net anonymity remains? Maybe because liberals always flip their intent 180 degrees?
“the subcommittee will develop principles and strategic directions with the goal of fostering consensus in legislative, regulatory, and international Internet policy realms.”
That’s a mighty broad scope.
Yeah.
Taken in context, this stinks.
The Left and the moneyed interests own most of the means of communication in this country. The one means they don't control is the one that is killing the Obamites. The internet.
Damn right they want control.
“consumer advocacy groups have complained that Internet users need more protection from social media, advertising and other sites that collect user information.”
Then why do these flipping idiots post their whole life story on the net? They get what they deserve.
I agree. This is about power.
But, even if we have to hand write the conservative message and pass it off one to one, we’ll do it.
Smoke signals and contraband.
John has a long moustache.
There aren’t enough people in this country to help this jerk do his job! UNLESS it’s to help him pack and point him in the right direction to get out of town!
I wonder how many people understand that message? I recognized it right away.
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