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So turns out that we don’t yet have a draft cookie policy to react to, but today we have a more formal request for comment that lays out the framework OMB is looking at and guidance on the more specific input OMB is seeking.   See  Open Government Blog. Here are the details: Under the framework […]

Look out today for a Federal Register request for comment and a post at the White House Open Government site about ways for revising the current prohibition on persistent cookies.  The goal is to continue to protect the privacy of people who visit Federal Government websites while at the same time making these websites more […]

Ad-targeting network Lookery includes the following language in its privacy policy: “Thank you to TACODA, from whose privacy policy this one was derived.” First time we have seen a company give credit like this!

Our readers may be very interested in this article about creating profiles of people who search or read about topics ranging from Viagra to asthma.  Take the survey at the end to see the results so far. *When is it Acceptable for Pharma Marketers to Use Behavioral Targeting? | Pharma Marketer*. (link expired)  

Our friend Jonathan Zittrain’s piece in today’s New York Times entitled “Lost in the Cloud”, raises pertinent and important privacy and competition issues about cloud computing. His main focus is on the concerns for individuals and the ability of companies to innovate if they are subject to the guidelines of the cloud operators. The great […]

Some thoughts on the Report of Findings by the Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada into the complaint filed by CIPPIC against Facebook.   Overall this is a very well informed and thoughtful decision.  The majority of the issues raised by CIPPIC (Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic) are either denied or found to have […]

Kudos to Yahoo for being among the first to offer a mobile behavioral advertising opt-out.  Check out http://www.ypolicyblog.com/ The FTC was clear in its behavioral advertising guidance that consumers should be entitled to opt-out of behavioral ads, regardless of the platform involved.  It is great to see Yahoo take the lead here on behalf of […]

The debate around IP addresses as personal information hinges primarily around the fact that an ISP will usually have the identity of the subscriber assigned an IP address.   So the real issue isn’t really about IP adresses, but rather how to handle information which may be non-personal to one party, but which is linked to […]

See below for the paper presented at “SOUPS” a4-kelley.pdf (application/pdf Object).

If You’re Going to Track Me, Please Use Cookies | Freedom to Tinker. Professor Ed Felten says that if you are going to track him, please use cookies, because at least he can control them. I would add to his set of reasons the fact that cookies are unstable, imperfect and thus a less intrusive […]