A privacy bill to prevent such actions passed the Diet on May 2, 2003.
Most recently, she introduced a package of privacy bills aimed at protecting the personal information of all Americans.
Yet the children's privacy bill met strong and well-financed opposition from business interests like the Direct Marketing Association, the leading trade group.
In her view, measures such as the Official Secrets Act and the protection of privacy bill are essential to the maintenance of an orderly society.
Among the many privacy bills pending in Congress are some that would restrict such sales of Social Security numbers without permission.
The privacy bill is meant to address that concern in a single, unified package.
Several privacy bills are pending in Congress, and Internet companies have stepped up their lobbying efforts.
Wikipedia to go dark to protest privacy bill.
Earlier this year, a privacy bill almost passed the House of Commons.
MacKenzie did not name the politician but the Prime Minister soon dropped all reference to the privacy bill.