Happy New Year from the Future of Privacy Forum!
Happy New Year! Dear Friends, Happy New Year from the Future of Privacy Forum! And thank you for following our work and for your support in advancing privacy issues. Here is our 2013 List of Ins and Outs for your enjoyment. On behalf of the entire team at FPF we wish you a fulfilling […]
Nov. 1 2012 – California Threatening Developers With $2,500 Fine Per Download For Privacy Violations
California Attorney General Kamala Harris is threatening developers that don’t start offering privacy policies with fines of $2,500 per download. FPF’s Jules Polonetsky believes that the AG would prefer that apps come into compliance rather than pay up, but that it might take some enforcement to get the attention of developers.
August 2, 2012 – FTC proposes an update to ancient online law, COPPA, Marketplace Tech
April of 2000. Everybody loved “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Movie fans flocked to “U-571,” which I don’t remember at all. And Sisqo topped the charts. That month also saw enactment of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA.
FPF Study Results Show App Developers Heed Call for Privacy Policies
Future of Privacy Forum Study Results Show App Developers Heed Call for Privacy Policies Future of Privacy Forum and Center for Democracy & Technology Release Best Practices for Mobile App Developers WASHINGTON – A survey released today by the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) examined the most popular paid and free apps on leading app platforms, […]
Missing the Consumer Value of Social Media
I love Consumer Reports. I rely on the magazine for top notch reviews. Their testing of consumer products is unbiased and invaluable to anyone who takes both price and value seriously. I am currently looking to purchase a quality home treadmill and was pleased to see that a recent issue included a detailed report based […]
Mobile Payments: Why so Scary, America?
Mobile payment systems are a relatively new technology that has sparked the interest of lawmakers, federal agencies, academics, and privacy advocates. The question they are all asking is why are Americans not taking advantage of a system that promises to significantly increase economic efficiency and convenience? When it comes to mobile payment systems, the United […]
Meeting with the FTC in a Simulated Informal Investigation
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit, FPF’s Christopher Wolf sat down with Christopher N. Olsen, Assistant Director in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection at the FTC. Together, they hashed out the do’s and don’ts of when companies might be subject to FTC enforcement. The clear answer is to […]
Privacy Update from Barcelona
I have just arrived in Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress. More than 60,000 people focused on mobile technologies have converged at this annual event to hear and see the latest from carriers, device makers, platforms, app developers and more. It is clear from the smart phones and tablets displayed on the show floor that […]
White House Announces New Privacy Framework Including Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
Yesterday, the White House released its long-awaited Privacy “White Paper” that outlines the Obama Administration’s proposal for a new American privacy framework. The more than year-long process that culminated in today’s release of the White Paper began in December 2010 when the Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force released a “Green Paper” entitled: “Commercial […]
Christopher Wolf Testifies Before The Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
Today, Christopher Wolf testified before The Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, chaired by Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.). The hearing, titled “The Video Privacy Protection Act: Protecting Viewer Privacy in the 21st Century,” examined the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988. The act protects people’s right to control personal information about the […]