The Obama administration is pushing for the creation of a new 'Privacy Policy Office,' which would be charged with the task of putting together an online "privacy bill of rights" for all Americans. The proposals were outlined in a report from the Department of Commerce, which called for the development of a new "framework" to protect consumers from data-gathering, third-party companies. The Department added that such a framework could add some much-needed clarity to U.S. privacy laws, which currently cover some types of data, but not others. The report also took issue with the privacy policies posted on many websites. Such policies, officials argued, are often drenched in legal jargon that consumers shouldn't be expected to understand. Instead, the agency recommended that companies conduct privacy impact assessments, and make them available for public view. These assessments, the report suggested, "could create consumer awareness of privacy risks in a new technological context."
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