Mozilla, Reddit, Twitter and others in the battle for privacy

A επτά εταιρειών του Διαδικτύου προσπαθεί να υπερασπιστεί το απόρρητο των χρηστών της, καθώς αυτή την εβδομάδα η of the United States Representatives is revising the Act USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act for 2020.

Mozilla, Engine, Reddit, Reform Government Surveillance, , i2Coalition and Patreon have asked four US lawmakers to explicitly ban the unauthorized collection of search history and s on the Internet.

"We hope that lawmakers will amend the bill to limit government access to our Internet browsing and search history without a warrant," Mozilla said in a post. in the blog.

"Search and browsing history is still being collected and stored on the web. We believe that this data deserves strong legal protection when the government seeks access to it, but in many cases this protection is uncertain. "

In a letter [PDF] to the four members of the US House of Representatives, the group said that privacy and security are essential to the economy, and the continued development of the free and open internet.

"Congress can help maintain user trust and facilitate continued use of the Internet as a strong contribution to our recovery," the team said.

The companies said that search and browsing history can provide a detailed privacy portrait of internet users and can reveal very sensitive information such as medical conditions, religious beliefs and personal relationships. Thus it should be protected by effective legal safeguards.

The Senate recently considered an amendment to address the concerns raised by the group in its letter. They reported that the would expressly prohibit the use of Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act for the meaningless collection of search and browsing history.

"Congress must seize this opportunity to resolve any potential ambiguities and provide strong legal protections for the entire search and browsing history."

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