Declan McCullagh at CNet and Jim Harper at Cato warn about a proposed bill sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) that could impose significant regulatory burdens and legal risks on many small businesses, websites and even individuals that gather information about customers or other persons. The bill is presently titled the “Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act, or BEST PRACTICES Act of 2010.”
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Rome, 100 B.C. to 400 A.D. Felled by barbarians and corruption.
America, 1776 A.D. to 2010 A.D. Felled by goofy legislative acronyms.
Given Rush’s record of success with legislative proposals unless he can make this into a 2000 page bill, it will go no where.