Several members of Congress got off to fast starts this week, int...
Several members of Congress got off to fast starts this week, introducing Internet-related bills on familiar topics within days of returning to Washington. Among them: (1) Rep. Green (D-Tex.) introduced bill (HR-95) to protect “individuals, families and Internet service…
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providers” from spam. It was referred to both Commerce and Judiciary Committees. (2) Rep. Frelinghuysen (R- N.J.) offered bills to require Federal Trade Commission to set regulations protecting Internet privacy (HR-89) and to regulate Internet companies’ use of social security numbers and other personally identifiable information (HR-91). He also dropped measures prohibiting telemarketers from interfering with any caller ID service (HR-90) and to ensure efficient allocation of phone numbers (HR-92). All were referred to Commerce Committee, of which Frelinghuysen isn’t yet member.