Press Conference with Daniel J. Weitzner on Commercial Data Privacy_2

Commercial Data Privacy Protection Critical to Preserve Individual Rights, Continued Innovation on Internet.

Excerpt of the Press Conference with Daniel J. Weitzner, U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, on September 20, 2011.



Summary: A comprehensive strategy for Commercial Data Privacy (CDP) protection is critical. For the last 2 years, the USG has been working on updating CDP issues.  The  conclusions are:
1- There is much strength in the U.S. Privacy system. There are strong privacy laws in a number of sectors - commercial/civilian activities have strong privacy protection.
2- The gap is in the area of general commercial interaction through website or social networking.  There is a need for Congress to enact a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights to establish a clear set of baseline privacy rights for all engaged in general commercial interactions. It's proposed that the implementation of privacy rights be though Enforceable Codes of Conduct that individual companies or industry groups would develop in consultation with other stakeholders.  It would be a specific code of conduct, with a specific set of rules that they would need to abide by.  There is a successful model already in the U.S. and EU:  industries are already developing it proactively and the goal is to encourage this. This code of conduct would be presented to the FTC for approval and then anyone who complies with that code would have safe harbor against enforcement by the FTC.  This would give consumers confidence that the service they used would protect their rights. Daniel Weitzner also explains the importance/relevance of the FTC.

Video produced by the Office of Public Affairs of the U.S. Mission to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium.

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