House Approves Privacy Legislation

By D. Ian Hopper
AP Technology Writer
Monday, October 7, 2002; 4:53 PM

WASHINGTON -- Federal agencies would have to take privacy concerns into account when issuing new regulations under legislation passed by the House Monday.

"The bill is likely to make agencies more sensitive to privacy risk," said Chris Hoofnagle, legislative counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington.

And, states should follow suit with a policy such as this...

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Stopped at the State Line
Cabernet-and-Contacts Coalition Fights Restrictions on E-Commerce

By Caroline E. Mayer
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 8, 2002; Page E01

A native Californian, Washington lobbyist and wine lover Bob Moss has a short list of home-state favorites, many from wineries so small he can't find their labels in local stores. But ordering over the Internet for direct shipment to his home in the District is implausible because a local law permits consumers to receive only one quart of wine a month from out-of-state wineries.

Ah!  The story doesn't hit the real mark -- it is the wine and liquor distributorships which lobby against interstate shipments.  This old feudal system is a constant point of debate in many state legislatures.

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