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[…] privacy”.  Overall the report does a great job at demonstrating how chaotic and confusing the online ecosystem can be for users. Although the reports count of the number of “web bugs” detected grabbed the press headlines, the most interesting sections may be the analysis done of privacy complaints filed with the FTC, TRUSTe, the […]

[…] data that must be kept secure and private when relevant regulations tie your hands? When building a system that maintains health or financial records for a large number of people, what do we need to do to protect the information against theft and abuse, keep the information private, AND at the same time, satisfy […]

[…] helped health officials watch the movement of infected people, providing an opportunity to limit the spread of the disease. “If I could have looked at the cell phone records, it could have been stopped that morning rather than a couple of weeks later,” he said. “I’m sorry, that trumps minute concerns about privacy.” Indeed, […]

[…] ways and some of the old problems arise in new forms. One of the factors that has limited behavioral targeting by businesses across web sites viewed on a standard mobile phone is the lack of a “cookie” that could be used to track the user across the sites they visit. <p> <a href=”/2008/11/13/mobile-cookies”>>> Read More</a>

[…] Co-Chair & Director, Future of Privacy Forum Mark Adams, Visiting Fellow, The Progress & Freedom Foundation Proposals to regulate advertising and data collection on the Internet, mobile phones, and interactive television, hold the promise of enhancing consumer privacy.  On the other hand, “smart advertising” allows more relevant advertising to be targeted directly to individual […]

[…] is the lifeblood of government and of commercial activity, but without someone “owning” the overall responsibility for a national strategy around respect for individual data, we will face a thousand nicks and cuts that weaken trust in the system.  Peter Swire served admirably as White House Counselor for Privacy during the Clinton administration from […]

[…] 2:00pm Capitol Visitor Center Room SVC-208 1st Street and East Capitol Street, NE Washington DC, 20002 Proposals to regulate advertising and data collection on the Internet, mobile phones and other interactive television, hold the promise of enhancing consumer privacy. On the other hand, “smart advertising” allows more relevant advertising to be targeted directly to […]

[…] Legal Expert, Inspection Department, Commission Nationale de L’informatique et des Libertés Cocktails, Brie, and Brief Remarks Wednesday, June 24, 2009 5:30pm Future of Privacy Forum’s New Offices 919 18th Street NW Suite 925 Washington, DC 20006 Please RSVP to [email protected] The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a Washington, DC based think tank that […]

[…] the technologies used to track users Web activity and are dissatisfied with current practices. The FTC has repeatedly expressed its dissatisfaction with the status quo. And significant numbers of consumers themselves make their discomfort clear by deleting cookies. In response, privacy legislation could be on the way. How are companies responding? Some argue that […]

[…] internal use, evaluating the economic impact of proposals that may limit data use would not be easy.  Perhaps we will collect a group of academics, business and advocates (critics and supporters of robust data use) and see if we can do a follow up working off the IAB numbers.  Interested in supporting such a project?