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Tech-savvy shoppers have more tools than ever before. Jules Polonetsky discussed the benefits and best practices of using mobile technology on “The Paul W. Smith Show” on News/Talk 760 WJR in Detroit. Listen here for the interview.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Information Technology Innovation Foundation (ITIF) unveiled a new paper titled, “Benefits and Limitations of Self-Regulation for Online Behavioral Advertising” at a Microsoft event on self-regulation in the online behavioral advertising (OBA) environment. In the paper, author and ITIF senior analyst Daniel Castro explains, “[S]elf-regulation benefits the economy by creating a more […]

As the year closes, we are soliciting nominations for the 2011 Future of Privacy Forum Gallery of Leading Practices. Please email [email protected] with your suggestions for companies that are leading the industry towards better privacy practices. Please highlight for us the specific practice you are applauding and provide an url or screenshot that will allow us to review the information firsthand.

When it comes to the holidays, there’s an app for that! Jules Polonetsky discussed holiday cyber trends with “Spectrum” host Tom Grooms on Mix 107.3 FM in Washington, DC. Listen here for the interview.  

Omer Tene Omer Tene is an Associate Professor at the College of Management School of Law, Rishon Le Zion, Israel; Affiliate Scholar at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society; and Visiting Fellow at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and the Institute for Jewish Law and Israeli Law, Economy and Society. He is Managing […]

Kenesa Ahmad Kenesa Ahmad is a legal and policy fellow at Future of Privacy Forum. She works on issues related to privacy and security, focusing on mobile application privacy. Prior to joining FPF, she received her law degree from the Moritz College of Law of the Ohio State University, where she served as an Articles Editor of the Ohio State Law […]

Peter P. Swire  Peter P. Swire is the Nancy J. and Lawrence P. Huang Professor at the Scheller College of Business of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a Senior Fellow with the Future of Privacy Forum, and also a fellow with the Center for American Progress and Center for Democracy and Technology. In […]

The survey firm Nielsen recently asked kids which electronics they wanted most this holiday season, and 44 percent put the iPad at the top of their list! Kids love technology, but they should know these important rules for using a mobile device:

Apps are becoming a popular tool for holiday shopping, but is the privacy of consumers at risk? Jules Polonetsky discussed the issue with Ben Ball on “Costal Daybreak” which airs on The Talk Station WTKF-FM in North Carolina. Listen here for the interview.

Can the law keep you from telling your friends what movies you have seen? If you want to do so online, it turns out that the law can make it harder than need be. The Video Privacy Protection Act was passed in 1988 in the wake of the publication of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork’s […]