The EFF has been calling for national private legislation for a while but now that we have something on the table they are criticizing it. They are calling for state level laws but the problem with local laws is that there are 50 different states for companies to try to keep track of. The other problem with local legislation is that it is hard to enforce as Google or who ever else may not be based in the state that there users are in and each state will be treated differently and will receive different levels of support. We need unification so that companies know and meet the requirements. States are simply to small to be effective against a company.
Even if the privacy act is not completely perfect it can always be expanded or revised in the future. We need something to be passed as technology has surpassed public awareness.
That’s what concerns me. Everyone wants to follow others these days.
If you did a little research and came up with your own conclusion good on you but I am concerned that people will just be followers.
I also think the EFF has a flare for being politically charged up for no good reason.
Agreeing with a persuasive argument is not ‘being a follower.’
Frankly, the fact that this bill seems to have broad support among the same Congress that’s not only renewing but expanding FISA is suspicious enough to begin with. The EFF’s analysis about how it preempts potentially-stronger state laws to form a ceiling on privacy rights instead of a floor just proves the obvious: that it’s a limited hangout designed to give the appearance of addressing the problem while actually shielding big business from real privacy protections with teeth.
Papers please