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Solutions to many pressing economic and societal challenges lie in better understanding data. New tools for analyzing disparate information sets, called Big Data, have revolutionized our ability to find signals amongst the noise. Big Data techniques hold promise for b reakthroughs ranging from better health care, a cleaner environment, safer cities, and more effective marketing. […]

1 BEFORE THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC ____________________ ____________________ ____________ ) COMMENTS OF THE FUTU RE OF PRIVACY FORUM ) ) RE: INTERNET OF THIN GS, PROJECT NO. P135405 ) ____________________ ____________________ ___________) I. Introduction On November 19, 2013, the FTC held a Workshop examining the privacy and security issues associated with […]

McGRAW HILL FINANCIAL | GLOBAL INSTITUTE MHF IGI.COM October 2 9, 2013 What Can Business Do? Consumer Concerns About Data Privacy Rising : By: Gina Pingitore, Ph.D. Vice President, Chief Research Officer, J.D. Power Jay Meyers , Ph.D. Director, Analytical Center of Excellence, J.D. Power Molly Clancy Statistician, Analytical Center of Excellence, J.D. Power Kristin […]

Statement of Jules Polonetsky Executive Director, Future of Privacy Forum Testimony Before the California State Assembly Joint Committee Hearing on Digital Privacy Privacy Policies: Does Disclosure & Transparency Adequately Protect Consumers’ Privacy? Thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a think tank seeking to advance responsible […]

i PREFACE FROM THE CO -CHAIRS OF THE FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM As the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) celebrates its fifth anniversary, we welcome the opportunity to participate in the discussions over trans -Atlantic privacy and, in particular, the effec tiveness and utility of the EU -US Safe Harbor. For five years, FPF has […]

Privacy in a Post -Regulatory World: Lessons from the Online Safety Debates By Adam Thierer * No matter how well -intentioned, privacy laws and regulations are being increasingly strain ed by the realities of our modern Information Age , and that fact should influence our strategies for dealing with the challenges posed by ubiquitous social […]

Privacy and Big Data: Making Ends Meet Jules Polonetsky and Omer Tene * How should privacy risks be weighed against Big Data rewards? The recent controversy over leaked documents revealing the massive scope of data collection, analysis and use by the NSA and possibly other national security organizations has hurled to the forefront of public […]

CONSUMER SUBJECT REVIEW BOARD S Ryan Calo  The adequ acy of consumer privacy law is a live topic of debate. The majority position is that United States privacy law is a “patchwork,” that the dominant model of notice and choice has broken down, 1 and that decades of self -regulation have left the fox […]

W HY COLLECTION M ATTERS SURVEILLANCE AS A DE FACTO PRIVACY HARM Justin Brookman and G.S. Hans * Consumer privacy remains one of the most pressing issues in technology policy. The interactions between individuals and service providers generate a great deal of data, much of it personally identifiable and sensitive. Individual users are transacting more […]

1 Prediction, Preemption, Presumption: How Big Data Threatens Big Picture Privacy Ian Kerr * and Jessica Earl e** Big data’s big utopia was personified towards the end of 2012. In perhaps the most underplayed tech moment in the first dozen years of the new millennium, Google brought the Si ngularity nearer ,1 hiring Ray Kurzweil […]