FPF, Practitioners, and FTC Participate in Data Privacy Day Event
Yesterday, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) sponsored a privacy event to commemorate Data Privacy Day 2012. The event, called “The Intersection of Privacy and Security,” was held at GW’s Law School. It began with a keynote by FTC Commissioner Julie Brill and was followed by two panels. The panels included Ari Schwartz, Senior Internet […]
Get Your Free Privacy eBook!
By David Hoffman, Intel’s director of security policy and global privacy officer Intel is pleased to announce a special promotion in recognition of Data Privacy Day. Intel has arranged with the Stanford Student Association and Amazon for free downloads of the electronic version of Matt Ivester’s excellent book LOL…OMG. This book describes why individuals need […]
Chris Wolf to Moderate Panel at GW Data Privacy Day Event
This morning, FPF’s Christopher Wolf will moderate a panel at “The Intersection of Privacy and Security” event at George Washington University Law School this morning. The event is in honor of internationally-celebrated Data Privacy Day on Saturday, January 28. The event will begin at 9 am. Julie Brill, US Federal Trade Commissioner will be the […]
Jan. 25, 2012 – EU Releases Broad Internet Privacy Recommendations, Investors.com
The EU Commission announced sweeping Internet privacy recommendations Wednesday, in the first step toward a single policy for Europe regulating the amount and types of data that can be collected and held by Facebook, Google (GOOG) and any Internet company.
Jan. 25, 2012 – Who Would Pay $5,000 to Use Google? (You), SmartMoney
New research finds people fork over $5,000 worth of personal information a year to Google in exchange for access to its “free services” such as Gmail and search. While many view this as a fair trade, privacy experts say the Internet giant’s latest plan to pool user data from its various sites make it less […]
Privacy Prognostication at the State of the Net Conference
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, FPF Director and Co-Chair Jules Polonetsky moderated a panel on the Congressional outlook on privacy legislation at the State of the Net Conference. The panelists included Justin Brookman, Director of the Consumer Privacy Project at the Center of Democracy and Technology; Daniel Castro, Senior Analyst at the Information Technology and […]
MMA Releases Final Apps Privacy Policy Framework
Today the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) released the final version of its Application Privacy Policy Framework. The document provides guidance for mobile app developers and was created with feedback from key industry players. Access the document here. The guidelines include: 1) guidance on privacy principles as well as sample language, 2) methods of informing users about how their data […]