Future of Privacy Forum Announces Research Initiative To Develop Effective Messages to Communicate with Users about Online Data Use
WASHINGTON, May 19, 2009 – Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) announced a major research initiative that will examine different methods for communicating with users about online advertising and privacy practices. The study will explore potential tools and notices that companies could use to raise consumer awareness regarding the use of online behavioral advertising […]
Kara Visits the Tech Policy Summit: Privacy | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD
Tech Policy Summit in California just wrapped up, reminding me of an interview I did there with Kara Swisher last year while I was still at AOL. Kara Visits the Tech Policy Summit: Privacy | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD Same message you hear from me today at the Future of Privacy Forum. Use […]
Microsoft Researchers Increase CTR 670% Using Behavioral Targeting « Predicting What Consumers Want to Buy
Microsoft Researchers Increase CTR 670% Using Behavioral Targeting « Predicting What Consumers Want to Buy. Researchers have now clearly proved academically and scientifically that behavioral ads work. Now if businesses will just tell users it is going on, and show how to turn it off, they will be pleasantly suprised to discover that users appreciate […]
CDT Hosts Discussion on Analytics Tools Use on Government Web Sites
PolicyBeta – Blog Archive – CDT Hosts Discussion on Analytics Tools Use on Government Web Sites. I need to be in NYC Tuesday, so will be disappointed to miss what looks to be a well done report and good discussion about cookie on government Web sites, govt use of social media and so on. We […]
Future of Privacy Forum Letter to the White Office of Science and Technology Policy
Following is the test of the letter we sent to the White House in response to the call for feedback on the President’s memo on Openness and Transparency April 3, 2009 Dear Ms. Noveck: The Future of Privacy Forum is providing the below suggestions to offer a roadmap for enabling use […]
Privacy notices work best in tables, says US gov research • The Register
Privacy notices work best in tables, says US gov research • The Register. Important privacy notices study conducted by leading researchers Dr Manoj Hastak of American University and Dr Alan Levy of the FDA on behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Credit Union Administration, […]
MediaPost Publications The Further Adventures Of Opt-In Man
Excellent review by Behavioral Insider’s Steve Smith of how networks are beginning to provide users access to profiles and a roadmap to make this more useful for users. The eXelate widgetised version of a profile viewer that publishers or advertisers could provide at their own sites seems to make sense — if there was a […]
Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking applications for appointments to the agency’s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee. The committee provides advice at the request of the Secretary of DHS and the agency’s Chief Privacy Officer on privacy related matters. The agency is seeking to fill two terms that would expire in January 2012, […]
Harvard Engineering
Looks like a fabulous talk today at Harvard to be presented by our Advisory Board member Professor Annie Anton. Harvard CRCS » 2009 » March. Hope someone will be live blogging/twittering! CRCS Privacy and Security Lunch Seminar Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Time: 12:00pm-1:30 pm Place: Maxwell Dworkin 119 Speaker: Annie Anton Title: Designing Software […]
Opt-Out Cookie Best Practices
Some very thoughtful guidance on opt-out cookie practices just released by our friend at privacy choice. Check them out!