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China’s Pragmatic Privacy Law beyond APEC: Does Generational Culture Matter?  By Cheryl L. Brown   Associate Professor  Department of Political Science  University of North Carolina at Charlotte  [email protected]  Paper Draft 1  Please do not quote without permission    Abstract     Culture and tradition remain significant influences  in China’s conception of privacy and  implementation of data protection laws.  At the sam e time, the National People’s  Congress’ initiation of privacy protection consider ation reveals the prospect of evolving  laws emphasizing protection of data privacy based o n domestic and international  developments.  Although a growing literature focuse s on Internet filtering and social  networking mining, this paper will examine five fac tors influencing national and  international perspectives of China’s approach to p rivacy and data protection: (1) privacy  concerns of RFID technology of China’s second-gener ation national identification card  (2) personal data leaks of consumer information by  banks, insurance companies, and real  estate companies as China seeks to build consumer t rust in the modern banking and  financial system; (3) data protection for citizens  of countries engaged with China across  borders in electronic commerce and outsourcing; (4)  privacy compatibility with  multinational and regional organizations in a soft  power era; and (5) the changing  leadership generations with backgrounds in the “sof t sciences” of  history, economics,  management, business, journalism, and law.  These f actors may offer useful comparisons  for addressing the convergence of an international  framework for privacy laws and data  protection.                                                        1 This paper draft was originally submitted to the I nformation Privacy Law Scholars Conference, June  2010.  The author is currently revising the paper.  2      […]

Chattering Laptops Tuomas Aura 1 , Janne Lindqvist 2 , Michael Roe 1 , Anish Mohammed 3 1 Microsoft Research, Cambridge, UK 2 Helsinki University of Technology, Finland 3 Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Abstract. Mobile computer users often have a false sense of anonymity when they connect to the Internet at cafes, hotels, […]

1 PRESERVING IDENTITIES: PROTECTING PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION THROUGH ENHANCED PRIVACY POLICIES AND LAWS by Robert Sprague* and Corey Ciocchetti** “The common law has always recognized a man’s house as his castle . . . . Shall the courts thus close the front entrance to constituted authority, and open wide the back door to idle or […]

Communication Law Review47 Privacy: Ethical and Legal Considerations 1 Raphael Cohen-Almagor, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel 2 Abstract Privacy is commonly understood as insulation from observability, a value asserted by individuals against the demands of a curious and intrusive society. It is intimately associated with our most profound values, our understanding of what it means […]

Why Johnny Can’t Opt Out: A Usability Evaluation of Tools to Limit Online Behavioral Advertising Pedro G. Leon, Blase Ur, Rebecca Balebako, Lorrie Faith Cranor, Richard Shay, and Yang Wang October 31, 2011 CMU-CyLab-11-017 CyLab Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Why Johnny Can’t Opt Out: A Usability Evaluation of Tools to Limit Online Behavioral […]

Solutions to many pressing economic and societal challenges lie in better understanding data. New tools for analyzing disparate information sets, called Big Data, have revolutionized our ability to find signals amongst the noise. Big Data techniques hold promise for b reakthroughs ranging from better health care, a cleaner environment, safer cities, and more effective marketing. […]

Transferring Personal Data in Asia : A path to legal certainty and regional convergence This Comparative Review sets out proposals for how Asian public stakeholders may promote legal certainty and greater consistency between the ir respective laws and regulation s on cross -border transfers of personal data in the region. Despite differences between the philosophies […]

Transferring Personal Data in Asia : A path to legal certainty and regional convergence This Comparative Review sets out proposals for how Asian public stakeholders may promote legal certainty and greater consistency between the ir respective laws and regulation s on cross -border transfers of personal data in the region. Despite differences between the philosophies […]

1 NSF Convergence Accelerator Privacy and Pandemics: Responsible Use of Data During Times of Crisis Jules Polonetsky, CEO, Future of Privacy Forum Dr. Sara Jordan, Policy Counsel, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Privacy Forum Christy Harris, Director of Technology and Privacy Research , Future of Privacy Forum John Verdi, Vice President of Policy, Future of Privacy […]

The Urgency of Creating a Slippery Slope Framework