CDT Applauds New Industry Push for Internet Privacy Legislation:


Announcing today that it would support national Internet privacy legislation, Microsoft Corp. joined a growing group of major high-tech companies that support the creation of robust federal rules to protect citizens' privacy rights online. With companies like Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and eBay aligning themselves with public interest advocates in the call for stronger privacy protections, momentum is now clearly on the side of those advocating for a robust new federal law, CDT President Jerry Berman said. "While we have not reached consensus on all of the provisions of a privacy bill, we applaud Microsoft 's willingness to work actively with other high tech companies, consumer organizations, and policy makers to make serious privacy legislation a reality."