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Hoofnagle – How the FCRA Regulates Big Data
[…] participants had errors that once correct ed, improved their credit score such that they could obtain credit at a lower price . D. The Externality of Identity Theft The sine qua non of identity theft is the release of a consumer ‘s report, through the trickery of an impostor. While most identity t heft […]
Hirsch – Glass House Effect
[…] into the Gulf for weeks. This too must be included in the analogy. Data spills occur with the regularity of oil spills . The victim of identity theft, bogged down in unwanted credit cards and bills, is just as trapped and unable to fly as the b ird caught in the oil slick, its […]
Thierer_The Pursuit of Privacy in a World Where Information Control Is Failing
[…] EMPOWERING OUR DIGITAL YOUTH (2012), http://www.fosi.org/images/stories/ resources/calming‐parental‐anxiety‐while‐empowering‐our‐digital‐youth.pdf. 132. Larry Magid, Digital citizenship & media literacy beat tracking laws & monitor‐ ing, S AFE KIDS .COM , Aug. 29, 2011, http://www.safekids.com/2011/08/29/digital‐ literacy‐critical‐thinking‐accomplish‐more‐than‐monitoring‐tracking‐laws. 133. Id. 134. Willard, supra note 127, at 1–2 (specifying that responsible digital citizens: (1) understand the risks: they know how to avoid getting into risk, detect if they No. 2] The Pursuit of Privacy 439 must be taught the dangers of over‐sharing personal informa‐ tion about themselves and others. They can also be encouraged to delete unnecessary online information occasionally. 135 Corporations and governments can help facilitate digital citi‐ zenship. The FTC’s “OnGuard Online,” a collaborative effort with other federal agencies, represents a savvy approach to rais‐ ing awareness about various legitimate online threats, including spyware, phishing, laptop security, and identity theft. 136 The agency also has many other data security education initiatives underway. 137 Many companies and trade associations are also taking steps to raise awareness among their users about how they can better protect their privacy and security. 138 Other non‐ profit organizations—such as Privacy Rights Clearinghouse 139 and the ACLU of Northern California 140—offer instructional websites and tips for how privacy‐sensitive consumers can take steps to protect their personal information online. While much of this mentoring will be conducted within schools, digital citizenship ultimately begins at home with pa‐ rental guidance and mentoring. 141 The empowerment strategies are at risk, and respond effectively, including asking for help; (2) are responsible and ethical: they do not harm others, and they respect the privacy and property of others; (3) pay attention to the wellbeing of others: they make sure their friends and others are safe, and they report concerns to an appropriate adult or site; and, (4) promote online civility and respect). 135. Anne Collier, ‘Delete Day’: Students putting messages that matter online, N […]
Thierer_A Framework for Benefit Cost Analysis in Digital Privacy Debates
[…] even by the FTC. 105 In re cent years, the FTC has brought and settled many cases invol v- ing its Section 5 authority to address identity theft and data security matters and, generally speaking, has been able to identify clear harms in each case. 106 Moreover, targeted legislation alread y addresses the special […]
Swire & Lagos_Why the Right to Data Portability Likely Reduces Consumer Welfare
[…] pri n- ciple of data protection law: protecting the security of an individual ’s personal data. In our world of weak authentication and rampant ide n- tity theft, moving all of a person ’s data to another system ” without hindrance ” creates security risks that can outweigh the portability benefits. 198 A. The […]
Schwartz & Solove_Reconciling Personal Information in the US and EU
[…] clauses ” that extend protection to data elements even when they are not connected to a person’s name if the information would be sufficient to permit identity theft. 43 These states are leading the way for better, next -generation data breach notification laws. 44 In the meantime, however, the vast majority of these laws […]
Kesan et al_Information Privacy and Data Control in Cloud Computing
[…] . See Soghoian, supra note 5, at 374 (“[N]early all [] leading cloud providers offer products that are by default vulnerable to snooping, account hijacking, and data theft by third parties.”). Soghoian suggests that the reason that hackers are a threat to user s of cloud services is because cloud providers have not yet […]
Kang et al_Self-Surveillance Privacy
[…] GB of personal backup storage for approximately $70 per year.-oo In terms of privacy-promoting services, web anonymizer proxies, such as Anonymizer.com, charge $80 per year.’ 0 Identity- theft protection services, such as Lifelock, (claim to) guard against identity theft and assist clients who are victimized for $110 per year., 02 Wells Fargo offered a […]
FCC Ruling Allows “One-Time Opt-Out Confirmation Messages” to Continue
[…] the FCC encouraging it to grant the petition, explaining the importance of opt-out confirmation messages in cases where consumers are at risk of privacy invasions or identity theft. Opt-out confirmation messages can help companies verify that individuals requesting the opt-out is in fact the subscriber, provide a record of opt-out activity in case the […]
Big Data for All: Privacy and User Control in the Age of Analytics
[…] more! than!900!million! users! who!upload!more! than!250! millions! photos! and! click!the! “like”! button! more! than! 2.5! billion! times! per! day.53!Google!offers!a!plethora!of!dataHintensive!products!and!services,!including!its!ubiquitous!search!engine,!Android!operating!system,!Chrome!browser,!Gmail,!Youtube,!Google!Maps,!Google!Plus,!Google!Analytics,!Google! Apps,! and! many! others.54!In! addition,! Google! owns! the! largest!online!ad!serving!company!DoubleClick,!which!it!purchased!in!2007,!much!to!the!consternation!of!privacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!51!MGI!Report,!supra!note!21,!at!p.!68.!52!A!set!of!laws!and!regulations!serve!to!protect!consumer!users!of!credit!and!debit!cards!from!bearing!the!consequences!of!fraud!losses!associated!with!lost!or!stolen!cards.!See!the!Truth!in!Lending!Act!(TILA),!which!is!contained!in!Title!I!of!the!Consumer!Credit!Protection!Act!(15!U.S.C.!§!1601!et!seq.)!together!with!Regulation!Z,!promulgated!by!the!Federal!Reserve!Board!pursuant!to!authority!granted!under!15!U.S.C.!§!1607;!as!well!as!the!Electronic!Fund!Transfer!Act!(EFTA)!(15!U.S.C.!§!1693!et!seq.),!together!with!Federal!Reserve!Board!Regulation!E.!The!EFTA!and!Regulation!E!place!a!floating!cap!on!a!consumer!cardholder’s!liability!for!unauthorized!debit!card!use!under!which!the!maximum!liability!amount!is!determined!when!the!cardholder!notifies!the!card!issuer!of!the!loss!or! theft!of!the!card!used!to!perpetrate!the!fraud.!If!the!cardholder!notifies!the!card!issuer!within!two!business!days!of!learning!of!the!loss!or!theft!of!the!debit!card,!the!cardholder’s!maximum!liability!is!limited!to!the!lesser!of!the!actual!amount!of!unauthorized!transfers!or!$50.!12!C.F.R.!§!205.6(b)(1).!Liability!is!further!allocated!between!card!issuers!and!merchants,!generally!shifting!the!risk!away!from!the!card!issuers!and!onto!the!merchants,!based!on!a!complicated!set!of!rules!that!vary!based!on!the!type!of!transaction!at!issue.!See!Duncan!Douglass,!An!Examination!of!the!Fraud!Liability!Shift!in!Consumer!CardHBased!Payment!Systems,!FEDERAL!RESERVE!BANK!OF!CHICAGO!(2009),!www.chicagofed.org/digital…/ep_1qtr2009_part7_douglass.pdf.!!53!Melissa!Fach,!Stats!on!Facebook!2012,!Search!Engine!Journal,!February!17,!2012,!http://www.searchenginejournal.com/statsHonHfacebookH2012Hinfographic/40301;!also!see!10!Key!Statistics!About!Facebook,!EXPERIAN!HITWISE!BLOG,!February!2,!2012,!http://www.experian.com/blogs/hitwise/2012/2/2/10HkeyHstatisticsHaboutHfacebook.!!54!http://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/index.html.!! !!13!advocates,55!as!well!as!AdMob,!the!leading!mobile!advertising!company.!As!a!result,!Google!now!has!a!presence!on!well!over!70!percent!of!third!party!websites.56!Amazon!and!Yahoo!are!seeking!new! ways! to! leverage! and! monetize!their!treasure! trove! of! customer! data.57!Apple! and!Microsoft!make!operating!systems!as!well!as!browsers,!both!of!which!are!important!focal!points!for!collecting!online!and!mobile!user!information.!Big$Data:$Big$Concerns$!Big!data!poses!big!privacy!risks.!The!harvesting!of!large!sets!of!personal!data!and!use!of!state!of!the! art!analytics! clearly! implicate!growing!privacy! concerns.!Protecting! privacy! become! harder!as! information! is! multiplied! and! shared! ever! more! widely!among! […]