The White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) announced a new interagency Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy. OSTP describes the role of the new subcommittee in the 24 October 2010 White House Blog post White House Council Launches Interagency Subcommittee on Privacy & Internet Policy. The post states that the subcommittee "will develop principles and strategic directions with the goal of fostering consensus in legislative, regulatory, and international Internet policy realms." Also from the post:
Recognizing the global nature of the digital economy and society, the Subcommittee will monitor and address global privacy policy challenges and develop approaches to meeting those challenges through coordinated U.S. government action. ...
Throughout this process, the Subcommittee will endeavor to strike the appropriate balance between the privacy expectations of consumers and the needs of industry, law enforcement and other public-safety governmental entities, and other Internet stakeholders. ...
The new subcommittee is organized under the OSTP's National Science and Technology Council.
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