Talk with your Website attorney about these developments. As I mentioned the other day discussing seven Internet biz trends you should watch for in 2011, three U.S. government agencies are gearing up to crack down on the Internet…the FTC, the FCC, and the FDA. The FTC has just come out and endorsed the FCC’s plan to regulate the Internet.
Now it gets more interesting on two fronts today…
1. The Obama Administration’s Department of Commerce released an 88 page report that supports the FTC’s plans … plus plans to create a new government Privacy Policy Office. Implementation would include additional funds for the FTC to enforce privacy laws against Internet business owners.
2. The United Nations is exploring ways to control the Internet and using the WikiLeaks fiasco as the reason for doing so. They want to create a new international group that sets uniform standards and then enforces those standards on the Internet.
What should you do?
Have your Website attorney review your site. Get your ducks in a row by making sure your website privacy policy is accurate and that you follow it when dealing with website visitors and clients. That way you’ll be prepared.
To your online success!
-Mike the Website attorney
