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• Issue: How can individuals retain control of their privacy while still allowing businesses to use their data to increase services?

Note: I am biased

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Positions:

California consumer financial privacy bill, SB 1351 (or SB 773?) -- Status: (Killed Sept. 01, 2001)

Sponsored by: Senator Jackie Speier

• PRO:
• Electronic Frontier Foundation
• The Investment Company Institute
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse -- Their links
• CON:
  • The Investment Company Institute

  
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See:

• Protecting privacy takes initiative By Dan Gillmor, -- S.J. Mercury News , Sept. 03, 2002
• New try promised on privacy rights bill, Greg Lucas, Christian Berthelsen -- Chronicle, Sept. 02, 2002
• Full-Page Ad Distorts Facts about SB 773, California Financial Privacy Bill, -- PRC, Aug 27, 2002
• California information privacy bill would have unintended adverse consequences -- The Investment Company Institute (June 27, 2002 )

Proposal:

California Initiative Guide, Secretary of State Bill Jones

Example of an Initiative {PDF approximately 100 KB)

Initiative to pass Financial Privacy Bill {TBD}

Initiative to recall Governor Davis if Financial Privacy Bill is not Passed by California Legislator {TBD}

Where to return initiative petition to, and who to coordinate with (TBD)

History

September 8, 2002 15:46