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[…] CEO ShopperTrak. Working together with retailers and the in-store location technology companies, FPF will seek to input from a range of stakeholders and will release a proposed code of conduct by November 2013. If you are interested in learning more about the project, please email [email protected]. For any questions, or to schedule an interview, […]

[…] behavioral ads, they drew their rulemaking scope widely, capturing almost all forms of tracking across sites other than a set of limited “internal operations purposes”.  Third party code providers, such as analytics companies, ad networks, or social plug-in providers are deemed to have “actual knowledge”  they are dealing with children if the first party […]

Publically releasing sensitive information is risky.  In 1997, Latanya Sweeney used full date of birth, 5 digit ZIP code, and gender to show that seemingly anonymous medical data could be linked to an actual person when she uncovered the health information of William Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts.   Sweeney in a new study […]

[…] central to transparency and building consumer trust.  While workable disclosure standards are essential, they are not sufficient.  The FTC and others have identified additional characteristics of credible self-regulation  including promoting competition and providing for effective accountability and enforcement.  These issues also need to be addressed during NTIA process.  Because a large proportion of mobile apps are […]

[…] to harm consumers as well as software and online service providers. Interoperability in practice is often difficult and costly, yet the draft Regulation appears to mandate new code from software and service providers.  In addition, the draft Regulation ignores years of wisdom from antitrust law about how to address lock-in problems – the high […]

[…] Networked World,” released on February 23, 2012.  As a reaction to both events, the Federal Smart Grid Task Force will “facilitate a multistakeholder process to develop a Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) for utility and third parties providing consumer energy use services.” Those that are interested in joining this multi-stakeholder process can attend the first […]

The Future of Privacy Forum & World Privacy Forum’s briefing on the Mobile App Ecosystem will be held on September 13th at 4PM EST. This briefing is intended to further the NTIA-convened multistakeholder efforts to create a code of conduct for mobile application transparency. Details for the event can be found here.  

The schedule for the next seven NTIA Multistakeholder Meetings to develop a consumer data privacy code of conduct concerning mobile application transparency was recently posted to the Federal Register (pdf). The meetings will be held in the Auditorium of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. Any updates […]

[…] Mr. Strickling emphasized his goal of achieving broad participation from industry representatives, civil society, and academics in an effort to establish quality, credibility, and acceptance of the code of conduct established during the multistakeholder process. With reference to facilitating consensus, Mr. Stickling cited the use of a professional facilitator to help “set a plan” […]

[…] consent .” Finally, the code provides considerable ‘practical advice’ about various anonymisation techniques. The code, which does not in itself have the force of law, endeavors to promote the uses of anonymisation and establishes the responsibilities and good practices that “any data controller who is involved in the production or publication of anonymised information” […]