Get Your Free Privacy eBook!
By David Hoffman, Intel’s director of security policy and global privacy officer Intel is pleased to announce a special promotion in recognition of Data Privacy Day. Intel has arranged with the Stanford Student Association and Amazon for free downloads of the electronic version of Matt Ivester’s excellent book LOL…OMG. This book describes why individuals need […]
Chris Wolf to Moderate Panel at GW Data Privacy Day Event
This morning, FPF’s Christopher Wolf will moderate a panel at “The Intersection of Privacy and Security” event at George Washington University Law School this morning. The event is in honor of internationally-celebrated Data Privacy Day on Saturday, January 28. The event will begin at 9 am. Julie Brill, US Federal Trade Commissioner will be the […]
Jan. 25, 2012 – EU Releases Broad Internet Privacy Recommendations, Investors.com
The EU Commission announced sweeping Internet privacy recommendations Wednesday, in the first step toward a single policy for Europe regulating the amount and types of data that can be collected and held by Facebook, Google (GOOG) and any Internet company.
Jan. 25, 2012 – Who Would Pay $5,000 to Use Google? (You), SmartMoney
New research finds people fork over $5,000 worth of personal information a year to Google in exchange for access to its “free services” such as Gmail and search. While many view this as a fair trade, privacy experts say the Internet giant’s latest plan to pool user data from its various sites make it less […]
Privacy Prognostication at the State of the Net Conference
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, FPF Director and Co-Chair Jules Polonetsky moderated a panel on the Congressional outlook on privacy legislation at the State of the Net Conference. The panelists included Justin Brookman, Director of the Consumer Privacy Project at the Center of Democracy and Technology; Daniel Castro, Senior Analyst at the Information Technology and […]
MMA Releases Final Apps Privacy Policy Framework
Today the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) released the final version of its Application Privacy Policy Framework. The document provides guidance for mobile app developers and was created with feedback from key industry players. Access the document here. The guidelines include: 1) guidance on privacy principles as well as sample language, 2) methods of informing users about how their data […]
FPF to Present at the ICAC Tech Expo
Today, FPF will demonstrate its application privacy site, www.applicationprivacy.org, at the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee’s 15th Annual Kickoff Reception and Technology Exhibition. The expo will be in the Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902 from 5 to 7pm this Wednesday evening. The event is open to the public, so please come to check out […]
Jan. 24, 2012 – Big Week in Washington for Online Privacy Issues, Adweek
This week, which leads up to Data Privacy Day on Saturday, could be a big one for advancing online privacy policy in Washington, D.C., and globally. In keeping with the push to protect consumers’ personal data and privacy online, the Obama administration is expected to release its white paper on privacy, endorsing a “privacy bill […]