But consumers should know that many “free” online services actually do come with a price, usually the cost of letting the service use the consumers’ data for advertising or marketing purposes.
For some that may be a fair trade, and others may be more cautious, but consumers should make an informed choice so they know what they are signing up for.
Jules Polonetsky
Christopher Wolf
Washington, Jan. 5, 2011
The writers are co-chairmen of the Future of Privacy Forum.
Email Scams Target The Jobless
Check out Jules’ on-camera interview and print story on how e-mail scams are targeting the jobless: http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=130193&catid=37(Link expired)
International Data Protection Compliance May 17-18 in Berlin, Germany
Event Name: International Data Protection Compliance
Fordham CLIP 5th Annual Law & Information Society Symposium March 25
Privacy CampTO March 19 in Toronto, Canada
Event Name: Privacy CampTO – Privacy for Everyone
Date: March 19, 2011
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Description:
This year, the one-day unconference will focus on children, youth, people with disabilities and privacy. Everyone is welcome: educators, techies, policymakers, students, academics, librarians and anyone else interested in digging into these issues. As an unconference, the day will be planned organically, online, partially in advance and partially live at the event, by all participants.
