Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) is close to introducing a privacy bill to the House of Representatives that is focused on opt-in/opt-out requirements for collecting data from Internet users. The bill has bipartisan co-sponsorship and, according to eSecurity Planet, seeks to codify recognized best practices from the interactive advertising industry. Earlier this week Boucher explained that, "Our goal in doing this is to enhance the confidence that Internet users have that their experience on the Web is secure." Boucher is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has been gathering information from a number of privacy stakeholders in recent weeks.
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