Don't Track Me, Bro

The White House and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have been asking the Senate for a law that would protect Internet users from having their online activity tracked for commercial purposes. Yesterday, Senator Rockefeller (D-WV), chairman of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, introduced S.913, the Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, which would make it illegal for Internet companies to collect data on browsing behavior of people who have "opted out" via their web browser or their mobile device.

Some browsers have voluntarily included do-not-track tools already, but no company is required to honor that request without legislation in place. If the bill becomes law, the FTC will create and enforce the rules by which companies will then have to abide.

Check out the text of the bill, or a short summary of each section.