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1 BEFORE THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC ____________________ ____________________ ____________ ) COMMENTS OF THE FUTU RE OF PRIVACY FORUM ) ) RE: INTERNET OF THIN GS, PROJECT NO. P135405 ) ____________________ ____________________ ___________) I. Introduction On November 19, 2013, the FTC held a Workshop examining the privacy and security issues associated with […]

i PREFACE FROM THE CO -CHAIRS OF THE FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM As the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) celebrates its fifth anniversary, we welcome the opportunity to participate in the discussions over trans -Atlantic privacy and, in particular, the effec tiveness and utility of the EU -US Safe Harbor. For five years, FPF has […]

Privacy in a Post -Regulatory World: Lessons from the Online Safety Debates By Adam Thierer * No matter how well -intentioned, privacy laws and regulations are being increasingly strain ed by the realities of our modern Information Age , and that fact should influence our strategies for dealing with the challenges posed by ubiquitous social […]

Privacy and Big Data: Making Ends Meet Jules Polonetsky and Omer Tene * How should privacy risks be weighed against Big Data rewards? The recent controversy over leaked documents revealing the massive scope of data collection, analysis and use by the NSA and possibly other national security organizations has hurled to the forefront of public […]

CONSUMER SUBJECT REVIEW BOARD S Ryan Calo  The adequ acy of consumer privacy law is a live topic of debate. The majority position is that United States privacy law is a “patchwork,” that the dominant model of notice and choice has broken down, 1 and that decades of self -regulation have left the fox […]

W HY COLLECTION M ATTERS SURVEILLANCE AS A DE FACTO PRIVACY HARM Justin Brookman and G.S. Hans * Consumer privacy remains one of the most pressing issues in technology policy. The interactions between individuals and service providers generate a great deal of data, much of it personally identifiable and sensitive. Individual users are transacting more […]

In Search of the Holy Grail: Achieving Global Privacy Rules Through Sector-Based Codes of Conduct Dennis D. Hirsch Geraldine W. Howell Professor of Law Capital University Law School 303 E. Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215 [email protected] (614) 558-0997 (c) (614) 236-6685 (o) The movement of personal data across national borders is fundamental to the Internet […]

Privacy and Big Data: Making Ends Meet Jules Polonetsky and Omer Tene * How should privacy risks be weighed against Big Data rewards? The recent controversy over leaked documents revealing the massive scope of data collection, analysis and use by the NSA and possibly other national security organizations has hurled to the forefront of public […]

Big Data in Small Hands W o o d r o w H a r t z o g * a n d E v a n S e l i n g e r ** “Big data” can be defined as a problem -solving philosophy that leverages massive data sets and algorithmic analysis to […]

CONSUMER SUBJECT REVIEW BOARD S Ryan Calo  The adequ acy of consumer privacy law is a live topic of debate. The majority position is that United States privacy law is a “patchwork,” that the dominant model of notice and choice has broken down, 1 and that decades of self -regulation have left the fox […]