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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Skype,
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (privacy@vortex.com)
Tue May 17 18:17:14 2011
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 14:40:49 -0700
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Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Skype, etc. (& me too!) oppose Calif. bill
that could decimate Net services
http://bit.ly/mIJlWP (This message in Google Buzz)
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http://bit.ly/iAfwpQ (Lauren's Blog [PDF])
"The companies and organizations signed below are writing to
strongly oppose SB 242. As amended in the Senate Judiciary
Committee on May 10, SB 242 would significantly undermine the
ability of Californians to make informed and meaningful choices
about use of their personal data, and unconstitutionally
interfere with the right to free speech enshrined in the
California and United States Constitutions, while doing
significant damage to California's vibrant Internet commerce
industry at a time when the state can least afford it."
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I support the position taken in this letter. The proposed legislation
is wrong-headed, technically naive, and could do enormous damage in
a wide variety of contexts. The legislation is the embodiment of a
dangerous and incorrect way to address privacy and related issues.
I'll have more to say about this when circumstances permit.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
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