The U.S. Senate has received another Internet privacy bill, indicating that the issue of online consumer privacy promises to be one of the hottest topics during the current legislative session. Adding to the chorus of policymakers who have made Internet privacy . . .
The U.S. Senate has received another Internet privacy bill, indicating that the issue of online consumer privacy promises to be one of the hottest topics during the current legislative session. Adding to the chorus of policymakers who have made Internet privacy a front-burner issue for the current U.S. Congress, Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) reintroduced legislation Monday aimed at safeguarding online users from "spyware" software that covertly tracks shopping and surfing habits.

Titled the Spyware Control and Privacy Protection Act, the bill seeks to "uncloak" software programs that utilize encrypted codes to surreptitiously monitor Internet users and distribute the personal information to advertisers, telemarketers or other businesses.