Stakeholder Privacy Processes Will Be Affected by NSA Revelations, Former FTC Chairman Says

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Privacy legislation is a possibility if stakeholder efforts falter in the development of online datancollection and use standards, said Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and former FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitznduring a Thursday event hosted by National Journal and Allstate to announce results of a survey tongauge American perspectives on online privacy. The survey (http://bit.ly/196eD8H) — which was conductednbefore recent reports about government surveillance programs — said “a solid majority of Americans”nthink their data are being collected and used without their knowledge, and 88 percent support “anfederal law that would require companies that operate online to permanently delete any personal informationnor activity if requested by an individual.”