Privacy Papers for Policy Makers
The Future of Privacy Forum is calling on academics and thinkers with an interest in privacy issues for their involvement in “Privacy Papers for Policy Makers.” PURPOSE • To highlight important research and analytical work on a variety of privacy topics, and to ensure policy makers are informed of the most influential scholarship as they address privacy issues. • […]
The Future of Privacy Forum Announces New Publication: “Privacy Papers for Policy Makers: The Future of Privacy Forum Annual Review”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) co-chairs announced a new competition-based project that is entitled: “Privacy Papers for Policy Makers.” This new publication is made possible in part by the generous support of LexisNexis, AT&T and others. The goal of this endeavor is to highlight important research and analytical work on a […]
A Welcome Call for ECPA Reform
A lot has changed technologically, and otherwise, since the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was enacted in 1986. In addition, the law has never been a model of clarity. I litigated a case under ECPA in the late-90’s, McVeigh v. Cohen, representing an individual against the government when the Navy violated ECPA by obtaining online […]
Ubiquitous Biometrics
Guest Post from privacy expert Kathy Harman-Stokes Speakers at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) 2010 Biometrics Conference emphasized the value of “ubiquitous biometrics.” For biometrics to become ubiquitous, one speaker said biometrics should be widely used for facilities access, by employers for time and attendance recording of employees, and customer identification for various transactions, […]
Intel, Microsoft Offer Smart-Sign Technology
Another good location for the FPF personalization icons? Retailers, Product Marketers Could Discern Viewer, Make Choices on What to Display and Transfer Coupons Via Phone WSJ Jan 12, 2010 Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are promoting the idea of advanced digital signs in stores that aren’t just for shoppers to look at. These look back. […]
How We’re Losing Our Privacy Online
How We’re Losing Our Privacy Online Christian Science Monitor By Gregory Lamb August 31, 2009 Gail Heyman didn’t go on Facebook often. In March Mrs. Heyman, who lives in the Atlanta area, opened an account just to keep up with a few friends. She found herself rarely checking the social-networking site, letting days or even […]
Regulating Online Ads – today on the Hill
If you are around DC today, join us for what I hope will be an exciting panel!Some advance thoughts — I suspect that I am personally far less allergic to legislation than some of my colleagues on today’s PFF Regulating Online Advertising Panel. I do think that effective legislation here will be very difficult, but […]
PFF Congressional Seminar: Regulating Online Advertising: What Will it Mean for Consumers, Culture & Journalism? – July 10, 2009
Progress & Freedom Foundation Congressional Seminar Regulating Online Advertising: What Will it Mean for Consumers, Culture & Journalism? July 10, 2009 12:00pm to 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, […]
Barking Robot: News Flash: Teens Don't Give a Twit About Twitter
It seems that there is a consensus that teens do not twitter, preferring less public venues such as Facebook status updates and phone texting. See they do care about privacy – they dont intend to blast their info to complete strangers (followers) but rather just to all their pals or maybe their friends friends. Detail […]
Reality Mining
Two must reads in today’s New York Times: The first, a story by John Markoff, explores the advances in “reality mining”, a term coined to capture the risks and opportunities of data-mining a full range of data about users, from location, to shopping, to online. It is hard to read this article, without understanding the […]