A Senate committee Friday sent an online privacy protection bill to the full Senate, but business lobbyists vowed to keep trying to derail the measure before it becomes law. "It's time Congress acted on privacy," declared South Carolina Democrat Sen. Ernest Hollings, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee that voted 15-8 to approve his bill. . . .
A Senate committee Friday sent an online privacy protection bill to the full Senate, but business lobbyists vowed to keep trying to derail the measure before it becomes law. "It's time Congress acted on privacy," declared South Carolina Democrat Sen. Ernest Hollings, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee that voted 15-8 to approve his bill.

The measure is designed to increase Internet privacy by limiting how businesses can use phone numbers, purchase records and other data collected through their Web sites.

Online businesses would be required to get customer permission before collecting or sharing sensitive personal information like income level or religious affiliation.

Information such as purchase or browsing records, could be shared with outside firms unless the customer specifically says otherwise.

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