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1 BEFORE THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC ____________________ ____________________ ____________ ) COMMENTS OF THE FUTU RE OF PRIVACY FORUM ) ) RE – SPRING PRIVACY SERIE S: ) CONSUMER GENERATED A ND CONTROLLED ) HEALTH DATA, PROJECT NO. P1 45401 ) ____________________ ____________________ ___________ ) I. Introduction On May 7, 2014, the […]

Civil rights groups have recently highlighted the importance of respecting civil rights in this era of “big data” . The White House has echoed these concerns in its Big Data Privacy Review. As supporters of the benefits of responsible data use, we thought it would be helpful to companies and advocates to have a convenient list of existing […]

Privacy Papers for Policy Makers 2013 The publication of “Privacy P apers for Policy M akers” was supported by AT&T, Microsoft, and GMAC. January 1 st, 2014 We are delighted to provide you with FPF’s fourth annual “Privacy Papers for Policy Makers,” representing cutting -edge research and analytical work on a variety of important privacy […]

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 […]

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 […]