Jan. 12, 2012 – Seven tips for protecting personal data online, The Globe and Mail
Think protecting customer privacy is only an issue for business giants such as Facebook and Sony? Think again. Many small companies have lost customer trust or even been sued over privacy mishaps in recent years. And they’re likely to face more problems as digital data files grow in size and importance.
Jan. 11, 2012 – The Circuit: FCC at CES, gadget privacy, Google’s social search, Washington Post
LEADING THE DAY: Today is a big policy day at CES, with panels addressing a range of technology policy issues. Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski is also speaking today with the Consumer Electronics Association president, Gary Shapiro
Jan. 5, 2012 – Even Without Legislation, Privacy Will Be a Hot Issue in 2012, National Journal
While few expect Congress to pass broad privacy legislation, privacy will still get a lot of attention in 2012, starting with the release in the coming weeks of two highly anticipated federal reports providing guidance on protecting consumer privacy online.
FPF Comments on Proposed COPPA Rule
FPF submitted comments to the FTC on proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. FPF commends the FTC’s commitment to protect the privacy of children in a rapidly developing online marketplace. FPF’s comments focus on amendments affecting those areas that correspond with the organization’s specific expertise and experience, namely: (I) The proposal to […]
Dec. 21, 2011 – Facebook To Notify Europeans On Facial Recognition, Investors.com
Amid concerns about user privacy in Europe and beyond, Facebook on Wednesday announced sweeping changes to its European data collection, including notifications on a controversial facial recognition feature. Along with having to notify European users three times about its opt-out facial recognition feature, Facebook will disclose “all personal data held (about users) on request,” says […]
De-identification Workshop Videos
Opening Presentation: Special Message from Dr. Ann Cavoukian Panel 1: Panel 2: Panel 3: Keynote Luncheon: Panel 4: Panel 5:
FPF & CDT Release Best Practices for Mobile App Developers
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum and the Center for Democracy & Technology publicly released a beta version of their “Best Practices for Mobile Applications Developers.” We have been working on this guidance over the past year in consultation with stakeholders from industry and civil society, both in the United States and abroad. We hope […]
FPF Releases Mobile Apps Study
The Future of Privacy Forum has released a study on the most popular apps. FPF tested privacy policies for the top paid and free apps and found that free apps that are paid for by targeted advertising are twice as likely to have privacy policies. To see the press release and the full study, please […]
FPF Survey: Free Mobile Apps Better than Paid on Privacy Policies
“We weren’t surprised to discover that free apps were doing better than paid apps, because free apps are more likely to be dependent on advertising and tracking and have more to disclose than paid apps,” explained Polonetsky. “Although a privacy policy isn’t the final word when it comes to communicating with consumers about how their data is used, companies providing policies show that they have taken an essential step to document their practices and provide legal accountability for their actions,” he added.
“With resources for app developers like our resource site, applicationprivacy.org, and privacy policy generators provided by TRUSTe and PrivacyChoice.org, there is no excuse anymore for app developers not to provide consumers with privacy policies,” said FPF Co-Chairman Christopher Wolf.[…]