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“Privacy ‘bill of rights’ exempts government agencies
by Declan McCullaghnews analysis Two U.S. senators introduced sweeping privacy legislation today that they promise will ‘establish a framework to protect the personal information of all Americans.’
There is, however, one feature of the bill (PDF) sponsored by senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) that has gone relatively unnoticed: it doesn’t apply to data mining, surveillance, or any other forms of activities that governments use to collect and collate Americans’ personal information.
At a press conference in Washington, D.C., McCain said the privacy bill of rights will protect the ‘fundamental right of American citizens, that is the right to privacy.’ And the first sentence of the legislation proclaims that ‘personal privacy is worthy of protection through appropriate legislation.'”
