Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that machine-readable privacy policies and the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project specification, commonly known as the P3P specification, are important tools in protecting the privacy of Internet users, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 7, 2001

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that machine-readable privacy policies and the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project specification, commonly known as the P3P specification, are important tools in protecting the privacy of Internet users.Calls for: (1) commercial and nonprofit web site operators, Members of Congress and their offices, and executive departments and agencies to deploy P3P-compliant privacy policies on their web sites; (2) legislation relating to online privacy to consider such specification; (3) the education of Internet users concerning such specification; and (4) commercial software developers to fully implement such specification.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D–WA

Committees

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
Committee on House Administration

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Jul 9, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy.
Jun 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Jun 7, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 7, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 7, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 7, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 7, 2001
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2001
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Res.159, 107th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that machine-readable privacy policies and the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project specification, commonly known as the P3P specification, are important tools in protecting the privacy of Internet users, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-resolution/159

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2001-06-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/hres159/BILLS-107hres159ih.htm

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Analyze H.Res.159 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.Res.159, 107th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that machine-readable privacy policies and the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project specification, commonly known as the P3P specification, are important tools in protecting the privacy of Internet users, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-resolution/159

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2001-06-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/hres159/BILLS-107hres159ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-02-04T16:55:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.159 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

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Discuss H.Res.159, 107th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that machine-readable privacy policies and the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project specification, commonly known as the P3P specification, are important tools in protecting the privacy of Internet users, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-resolution/159

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2001-06-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/hres159/BILLS-107hres159ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-02-04T16:55:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.159, 107th Congress: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that machine-readable privacy policies and the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project specification, commonly known as the P3P specification, are important tools in protecting the privacy of Internet users, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-resolution/159

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2001-06-07.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/107/bills/hres159/BILLS-107hres159ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-02-04T16:55:50Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.159 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.