Now 18 months out from President Barack Obama’s unveiling of a proposal for a Privacy Bill of Rights, Politico reports that the White House is actively working on legislation that would “boost online privacy safeguards for consumers.” According to the report, the bill would define privacy rights, convene further multistakeholder approaches to defining standards and give the FTC authority to enforce codes of conduct. The Commerce Department is helping to draft the legislation, according to the report, and Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee, has been approached about helping to shepherd the bill through Congress. The Internet Association, Direct Marketing Association and others are lining up to make sure their voices are heard. Urgency is lent by continuing NSA revelations, such as today’s news that the National Security Agency used a Firefox flaw to target users of the anonymous Tor network.
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