Consumers Need Protection From Data Abuse: White House
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The Obama administration’s proposal to protect consumers from online data-mining abuse by companies failed to include timelines for action and was met by some industry opposition, two factors that may derail the effort.
In a broad review of data collection by companies and the government, the administration made six recommendations yesterday to protect people’s privacy, including a consumer bill of rights and national standards for data-breach notifications. It also called for amending a law under which the government can obtain e-mails on criminal suspects through court warrants.