January 28 is the second international Data Privacy Day in the U.S., Canada, and over two dozen European countries.
In Congress, Rep. David Price of North Carolina has introduced a resolution supporting the designation of January 28, 2009 as National Data Privacy Day. To date, the bill has six co-sponsors:
- Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6]
- Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6]
- Rep Dreier, David [CA-26]
- Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7]
- Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3]
- Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6]
Rep. Price had previously submitted this bill in August as H.RES.1411, during the 110th Congress. At the time, there were 11 co-sponsors.
If your representative is not listed as a co-sponsor of the current resolution and you would him or her to support the resolution, you can use the House’s web site to contact your representative about H. Res. 31.
And if your business or agency is doing anything special for the day, feel free to post the details or link to your event below.