Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy

The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is conducting a comprehensive review of the nexus between privacy policy and innovation in the Internet economy. The Department seeks public comment from all Internet stakeholders, including the commercial, academic and civil society sectors, on the impact of current privacy laws in the United States and around the world on the pace of innovation in the information economy. The Department also seeks to understand whether current privacy laws serve consumer interests and fundamental democratic values. After analyzing the comments responding to this Notice, the Department intends to issue a report, which will contribute to the Administration’s domestic policy and international engagement in the area of Internet privacy.

DATES: Comments are due on or before June 7, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by mail to the National Telecommunications Administration at
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4725,
Washington, DC 20230.

Submissions may be in any of the following formats:
HTML, ASCII, Word, rtf, or pdf. Online submissions in electronic form may be sent to privacy-noi-2010@ntia.doc.gov.
Paper submissions should include a three and one-half inch computer diskette or compact disc (CD). Diskettes or CDs should be labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer
and the name of the word processing program used to create the document.

Comments will be posted at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/advisory/privacyinnovation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this Notice contact: Joe Gattuso, Office of Policy Analysis and Development, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482–1880; e-mail jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov. Please direct media inquires to NTIA’s Office of Public Affairs at (202) 482–7002.