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Tech Firms Fear Privacy Lawsuits

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A dozen high-powered companies inside and outside of the technology industry jointly requested Congress pass a law to protect the privacy of consumers, while insulating them from being "brought to their knees" by class-action lawsuits.

Tech Firms Fear Privacy LawsuitsWebProWorld Efforts by Google and other technology companies to drum up support for federal privacy legislation appear to be motivated by a desire for protection from civil actions in the event of a privacy breach as much as ensuring Internet users keep using the Web for commerce. The Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark Murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.

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