California Bill AB 370 - DNT is now the defacto standard (or just about)

California leads the way with a new bill that uses DNT signals (or other
mechanisms) as the basis for regulation. They even define tracking - no
more mixing or first and third parties.

Article: Summer Break is Over for California Senate, Which May Mean New
"Do Not Track". Disclosure Requirements for EveryoneŠ
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/summer-break-is-over-for-california-sena-8
9029/

The red line: 
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=2013201
40AB370
Section 5. Disclose how the operator responds to Web browser ³do not
track² signals or other mechanisms that provide consumers the ability to
exercise choice

>From the official 'California State Assembly Bill Analysis' page...
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_370_cfa_201304
24_172008_asm_floor.html
Section 3. This bill  defines the term "online tracking" to mean "the
practice of collecting personally identifiable information about an
individual consumer's online activities over time and across different Web
sites and online services."

AB 370 Voting HistoryŠ
Assembly - Floor Vote - 05/02/2013
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_370_vote_20130
502_0955AM_asm_floor.html

MEASURE: AB 370 - (AYES 73. NOES 0.)  (PASS)

The 12th largest economy in the world just got serious on Privacy.


Peter

Received on Tuesday, 20 August 2013 19:41:12 UTC