美国出台新的消费者隐私权法案（2/2）
概括: 在这个网络和智能手机风行的时代，没有什么比隐私更重要。奥巴马政府宣布出台消费者隐私权法案以保护网民的个人信息。Hints：
Professor Hayes
Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
State Attorneys General
"do-not-track"
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答疑：凌云飞雪http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201203/201203020857066878316.mp3Professor Hayes says the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights holds companies like Facebook and Google to a higher level of responsibility.
"I think in practical terms it's going to make online companies more accountable for what they do. It also seeks to provide more transparency about how third parties are sharing their information and give the user, hopefully, the ability to opt out of having their information shared."
The new measures are part of a larger government effort to improve online privacy. The administration has urged Congress to pass federal legislation in support of the measures. It also wants lawmakers to give the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General additional powers to enforce the measures. Professor Hayes says the effectiveness of the bill will depend strongly on that.
"What's also going to be important about this legislation are the penalties and fines that will ultimately be imposed for non-compliance."
Also last week, a group of Internet browser companies agreed to support plans for adding "do-not-track" technology to their web browsers. The group agreed not to use tracking information to target personalized ads to users who do not wish to be identified. The companies will, however, still collect the information.海耶斯教授表示，消费者隐私权法案使得“脸谱”和“谷歌”这样的网站负有更多的责任。
“我认为在实际操作过程中，这项法案能使互联网公司对其所作所为更加负责。而这也将提高第三方在分享信息的透明度以及并给予用户拒绝分享个人信息方面的能力。”
该项新措施是政府一项更大规模的举措的一部分，该类措施旨在改善网络隐私。政府已经敦促国会通过这项联邦法案来支持这类改善网络隐私的举措。同时，政府也希望通过立法来使得美国联邦贸易委员会和州检察长具备强制执行该措施的新权力。海耶斯教授表示，法案的有效性很大程度上取决于政府的努力。
“这一法案中的另外一点是非常重要的，即对不遵守规定的行为征收的罚款罚金的举措。”
同样在上周，一批互联网浏览器公司组织了相关活动，并在对这些公司的网络浏览器产品添加“禁止追踪”技术达成一致。这些公司同意不使用追踪信息来向不希望被识别的用户发布个性化广告。不过，这些公司依然会收集这些信息。
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