Mobile Payments: Why so Scary, America?
Mobile payment systems are a relatively new technology that has sparked the interest of lawmakers, federal agencies, academics, and privacy advocates. The question they are all asking is why are Americans not taking advantage of a system that promises to significantly increase economic efficiency and convenience? When it comes to mobile payment systems, the United […]
Google Glasses and the Do Not See List?
Release of new details about the Google Glass project deservedly is getting great attention from a range of tech and privacy writers. The idea of smart glasses is familiar to fans of Vernor Vinge’s book Rainbow’s End, which won the 2007 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel of the year. It’s safe to say […]
FPF Responds to WH Announcement on Green Button Initiative
WASHINGTON – Today, the White House announced that 9 new utilities have committed to adopting the industry-led Green Button Initiative, joining 6 previously announced commitments, for a total of 27 million homes committed. The statement below can be attributed to Jules Polonetsky, Director and Co-Chair of the Future of Privacy Forum. “Offering consumers access to […]
Privacy Update from Barcelona
I have just arrived in Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress. More than 60,000 people focused on mobile technologies have converged at this annual event to hear and see the latest from carriers, device makers, platforms, app developers and more. It is clear from the smart phones and tablets displayed on the show floor that […]
GSMA Research Shows Mobile Users Rank Privacy an Important Concern
An extensive GSMA study of over 4,000 mobile phone users in Singapore, Spain, and the UK reveals that most users are concerned about sharing personal information when using mobile applications and Internet. Privacy concerns were shown to hinder user interaction with such apps and services, but research also illustrates the significant value users place this […]
EPIC Honors Wall Street Journal for “What They Know” Series
Earlier this week, FPF’s Co-Chair Christopher Wolf, had the pleasure of honoring The Wall Street Journal for its “What They Know” series, on behalf of EPIC at a special event in Washington, D.C. His remarks from that celebration are featured below: I am pleased to serve on EPIC’s Advisory Board and pleased to have been […]
Privacy Papers for Policy Makers 2011
PRIVACY PAPERS FOR POLICY MAKERS 2011 The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) invites privacy scholars and authors with an interest in privacy issues to submit papers to be considered for FPF’s second edition of “Privacy Papers for Policy Makers.” Special thanks to our Policy Papers for Policy Makers Sponsors: AT&T | Microsoft PURPOSE • To […]
FPF Finds Nearly Three-Quarters of Most Downloaded Mobile Apps Lack A Privacy Policy
Earlier this week in the US Senate, the Privacy, Technology and Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee held a hearing on mobile privacy issues. One focus of the hearing was the privacy of personal information collected and used by Apps on mobile devices, and one line of questioning concerned the absence of privacy policies for Apps […]
FPF Response to New York Times Editorial on Privacy Legislation
Letter to the Editor The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 We agree with your editorial “A New Internet Privacy Law?” (3/19/11) that minimum standards of privacy are needed. But your reflexive call for a “Do Not Track” provision in whatever law emerges ignores important facts. A technology solution already has […]
"Do Not Track" – Update
Some Background Notes on Do Not Track – in Advance of the Future of Privacy Panel and the Energy and Commerce Hearing Today’s Wall Street Journal article by Julia Angwin focuses on the upcoming “Do Not Track” events taking place this week, including the FPF program on Wednesday, and provides some background on recent developments. […]