Adam Thierer &amp; I offered our <a href="http://techliberation.com/2010/05/04/statement-on-house-privacy-discussion-draft/">initial thoughts</a> upon first reading the <a href="http://www.boucher.house.gov/images/stories/Privacy_Draft_5-10.pdf">discussion draft</a> of the privacy bill introduced by Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA) &amp; Cliff Stearns (R-FL). In PFF's latest TechCast, I sat down to discuss the bill and my concerns about it with PFF's VP for Communications, Mike Wendy:

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Stay tuned for more from us on this. PFF plans to file written comments, as solicited by the bill's authors, by June 4. For more on this, check out <a href="http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/">our comments</a> to the FTC last December on these issues.

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PFF TechCast #5: Concerns about the Boucher-Stearns Privacy Bill

PFF TechCast #5: Concerns about the Boucher-Stearns Privacy Bill

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