Washington Focus
Walking the Tightrope
Daniel L. Jaffe ANA Washington Office
Privacy has become a public issue. Several years ago, a former U.S. Secretary of Commerce rightfully said 'privacy is the make or break issue for electronic commerce.' Like many other issues, however, online privacy was forcefully pushed to the Congressional back burner by the war on terrorism, the Enron scandal and the Middle East mess.
Now, key leaders in both the Senate and the House are at the forefront in supporting broad legislation to regulate information collection and use in...