Privacy bill to reach beyond the Internet

WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Privacy legislation incorporating strong limits on the use of data gathered on the Internet will be amended Thursday in Congress to begin expanding privacy protections for data gathered through non-Internet sources like magazine subscriptions. The bill, introduced by Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., now requires Internet companies to get permission before collecting sensitive personal data and gives people the right to see and try to correct erroneous information.