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China’s Pragmatic Privacy Law beyond APEC: Does Generational Culture Matter?  By Cheryl L. Brown   Associate Professor  Department of Political Science  University of North Carolina at Charlotte  [email protected]  Paper Draft 1  Please do not quote without permission    Abstract     Culture and tradition remain significant influences  in China’s conception of privacy and  implementation of data protection laws.  At the sam e time, the National People’s  Congress’ initiation of privacy protection consider ation reveals the prospect of evolving  laws emphasizing protection of data privacy based o n domestic and international  developments.  Although a growing literature focuse s on Internet filtering and social  networking mining, this paper will examine five fac tors influencing national and  international perspectives of China’s approach to p rivacy and data protection: (1) privacy  concerns of RFID technology of China’s second-gener ation national identification card  (2) personal data leaks of consumer information by  banks, insurance companies, and real  estate companies as China seeks to build consumer t rust in the modern banking and  financial system; (3) data protection for citizens  of countries engaged with China across  borders in electronic commerce and outsourcing; (4)  privacy compatibility with  multinational and regional organizations in a soft  power era; and (5) the changing  leadership generations with backgrounds in the “sof t sciences” of  history, economics,  management, business, journalism, and law.  These f actors may offer useful comparisons  for addressing the convergence of an international  framework for privacy laws and data  protection.                                                        1 This paper draft was originally submitted to the I nformation Privacy Law Scholars Conference, June  2010.  The author is currently revising the paper.  2      […]

  THE BOUNDARIES OF PRIVACY HARM    M. Ryan Calo *   A BSTRACT     This  Essay  describes  the  outer  boundaries  and  core  properties  of  privacy  harm, an important, unique, but chronically under-t heorized injury.  I argue  that  the  vast  majority  of  privacy  harms  fall  into  j ust  two  categories.    The  subjective  category  of  privacy  harm  is  the  unwanted   perception  of  observation.    This  category  describes  unwelcome  men […]

[…] et al., 2009, pp. 36-37). The public knows little a bout RFID—it is a complex technol ogy that is not widely talked about among laypersons. Poignant ex amples that indicate a lack of understanding appear in a study by Strickland and Hunt (2005). In this study, a general acceptance of RFID use for toll […]

SECTION 2 IN A WEB 2.0 WORLD: AN EXPANDED VISION OF RELEVANT PRODUCT MARKETS PAMELA JONES H ARBOUR TARA ISA K OSLOV * Section 2 enforcement by the U.S. antitrust authorities is back—at least, that is what the antitrust enforcers themselves have been saying. 1 An examination of Section 2 enforcement principles could not be […]

[…] – 66 (Part II), available at ,www.rogerclarke.com/SOS/Asimov.html .. 42 The discussion here sets aside other genetic databases, notably ones established by law enforcement authorities to help investigate crimes and apprehend criminals. See S. and Marper v The United Kingdom30562/04 [2008] ECHR 1581 (4 December 2008). 43 Teresa Kelton, ‘Pharmacogenomics: The Re-Discovery of the Concept […]

Future of Privacy Summary of California Public Utilities Commission Proposed Decision on Smart Grid Privacy and Security May 9, 2011 On May 6th , the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision by CPUC President Peevey addressing smart grid privacy and security. The CPUC proposed decision presents the most significant step yet in […]

Trusting Big Data Research Neil Richards * & Woodrow Hartzog ** Abstract Although it might puzzle or even infuriate data scientists, suspicion about big data is understandable. The concept doesn’t seem promising to most people. It seems scary. This is partly because big data research is shrouded in mystery. People are unsure about organizations’ motives […]

[…] our mission and future success.” Citron’s work has focused on information privacy, cyber laws, automated systems, and privacy in civil rights. She is the author of Hate Crimes in Cyberspace , published by Harvard University Press . Citron’s law review articles have appeared in many of the nation’s leading law review journals, and her […]

Consumer Genetic Testing Companies & The Role of Transparency Reports in Revealing Government Requests for User Data Katelyn Ringrose and Alissa Gutierrez 2 The Future of Privacy Forum The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship advancing responsible data practices in support of emerging technologies. FPF is based in […]

[…] a number of participants were willing to let Mi- crosoft collect information about their browsing, making this judg- ment based on the company’s non-advertising activities. For ex- ample, P-22 was willing to permit data collection, saying, “I know Microsoft has to do a lot of things on your computer if it’s your operating system, […]