The Obama administration announced on March the 16th they were working on a “privacy bill of right”, which aim is to control what data of internet users can be used or sell by the main internet companies. It is a sensitive subject because it matches the right of the consumer against the rights of the private companies. The two positions were summed up in the media as a competition between the European and the American model. Especially because at the same time, the European Commissaire Viviane Reding delivered a speech about the protection of private datas in the Union. Not surprisingly, many liberal media took position in favor of “the European Model” (the Huffington Post, the New York Times) whereas conservative media seem more circumspect (Fow News).
What I found really interesting is the comparison between the American coverage and the European coverage of the same subject. In Europe, everyone, from every political party, agree on the importance of having a law to guarantee the protection on the private data. The only fear is that the American companies such as google or facebook, won’t allow it.
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