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[…] that are not in contractual privities with a utility. Specifically, a third party would have to comply with the PUC rules when it obtains access to customer’s usage data via Home Area Netwok (HAN)-enabled devices that are “locked” to automatically transfer usage data to the third party.  According to the proposed rules, a covered […]

[…] that are not in contractual privity with a utility. Specifically, a third party would have to comply with the PUC rules when it obtains access to customer’s usage data via Home Area Netwok (HAN)-enabled devices that are “locked” to automatically transfer usage data to the third party.  In addition, the proposed rules would require […]

[…] campaign, the Tea Party, and the daily activities of innumerable charities and social causes show that modern associations occur extremely frequently through social networks and related online services. Professor Swire’s paper discusses the ways that the rights of both privacy and freedom of association should fit together. Swire will be interviewed by Jeff Rosen, […]

Some companies are doing what they can. “I’m heartened by the attention to mobile privacy issues,” says privacy attorney Chris Wolf of Hogan Lovells. New services revolve around “ways to empower people to protect their information.”  

[…] and the many non-Egyptians in the country. One of the more disturbing aspects of the developments in Egypt, was the Egyptian government’s actions to require local internet service providers to disconnect from the global internet. The internet has become an integral component of individuals’ lives. Disconnecting a country from the global internet is an […]

“Any time they make a change, people react, especially if there is a commercial element,” says Jules Polonetsky, director of Future of Privacy Forum, an industry-funded think tank. “But … these are things you’re actively sharing with friends.”  

[…] more is an expensive proposition. So how exactly can you increase the revenue, when it seems clear that most users would prefer not to pay for the service and enjoy using it for free? Advertising is likely part of the answer, but the most common business model for free web sites involves allowing ad networks […]

[…] recognize that the consumer has indicated that they do not want their activity online used to tailor advertising to them across unrelated web sites.  We hope that services that offer consumers a cookie based opt-out should treat consumers presenting the header in the same manner they treated consumers relaying an opt-out cookie.  Since opt-out […]

[…] free consumer tools and online services. But consumers should know that many “free” online services actually do come with a price, usually the cost of letting the service use the consumers’ data for advertising or marketing purposes. For some that may be a fair trade, and others may be more cautious, but consumers should […]

Event Name: FCBA Privacy and Data Security Symposium Date: March 16, 2011 Location: Arnold & Porter, 555 12th St. NW, Washington, D.C. To access this event’s home page, click here.