FPF Study Results Show App Developers Heed Call for Privacy Policies
Future of Privacy Forum Study Results Show App Developers Heed Call for Privacy Policies Future of Privacy Forum and Center for Democracy & Technology Release Best Practices for Mobile App Developers WASHINGTON – A survey released today by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) examined the most popular paid and free apps on leading app platforms, […]
July 9, 2012 – 17% of personalisation apps and 8% of entertainment apps have aggressive ad networks, The Drum
With approximately 50 per cent of free apps powered by ad networks, research has found that five per cent of these have ‘aggressive’ ad networks.
June 11, 2012 – How Microsoft and Yahoo Are Selling Politicians Access to You, Pro Publica
Microsoft and Yahoo are selling political campaigns the ability to target voters online with tailored ads using names, Zip codes and other registration information that users provide when they sign up for free email and other services.
Swire Presents at Privacy Working Group
On April 26, FPF Senior Fellow and Ohio State Professor Peter Swire gave a presentation to the Privacy Working Group based on his forthcoming article in the University of North Carolina Law Review, entitled “Social Networks, Privacy, and Freedom of Association: Data Empowerment vs. Data Protection.” The presentation focused on Swire’s new research exploring how […]
FPF to Speak at Event about the Latest Privacy Developments
Tomorrow morning from 8:30am – 10:30 am, Jules and Chris will participate in “The Latest Developments in Internet Privacy,” a panel hosted by ISOC-DC TV at SRI International (1100 Wilson Blvd. Suite 2800 Arlington, VA). Justin Brookman, Director of the Project on Consumer Privacy at the Center for Democracy and Technology will also participate on the […]
Swire Presents at FBI/DOD Sponsored Facial Recognition Forum
On Wednesday, March 14 FPF Senior Fellow Peter Swire gave a talk on “Facial Recognition by the Government: Privacy and Civil Liberties Issues.” The talk took place at the third installment in the U.S. Government Facial Recognition Legal Series. Wednesday’s forum was titled “Striking the Balance – A Government Approach to Facial Recognition Privacy and […]
Christopher Wolf Testifies Before The Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
Today, Christopher Wolf testified before The Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, chaired by Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.). The hearing, titled “The Video Privacy Protection Act: Protecting Viewer Privacy in the 21st Century,” examined the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988. The act protects people’s right to control personal information about the […]
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 […]
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 […]