FPF Releases Model Short Consent Form for Third Parties Seeking Access to Consumer Energy Usage Data
Today, FPF released a model short consent form for third parties seeking to access consumer energy usage data. FPF is committed to supporting a flexible framework that ensures consumer privacy protections while still supporting the development and growth of new products and services. To view the form, click here.
FPF Responds to FTC Release of Final Privacy Framework Report
Please see below for FPF’s comments on today’s release of the FTC Final Privacy Framework Report. Today’s report follows a preliminary staff report that the FTC issued in December 2010. Jules Polonetsky, Director and Co-Chair of the Future of Privacy Forum: “Although the FTC calls for legislation, the focus of the report is a strong […]
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 […]
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 […]
Industry Leaders Discuss Benefits of Self-Regulation for OBA
On Tuesday afternoon, the Information Technology Innovation Foundation (ITIF) unveiled a new paper titled, “Benefits and Limitations of Self-Regulation for Online Behavioral Advertising” at a Microsoft event on self-regulation in the online behavioral advertising (OBA) environment. In the paper, author and ITIF senior analyst Daniel Castro explains, “[S]elf-regulation benefits the economy by creating a more […]
Nov. 11, 2011 – Facebook-FTC Privacy Settlement Near, Leaks Say, Sci-Tech Today
It’s one of the drawbacks of being on Facebook: If you never make any adjustments to your privacy settings, you can assume everyone can see everything you post, or do, while using the giant social media network . Facebook, founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 and now claiming an astonishing 800 million users seems ready to give […]
Chris Wolf Participates in ITU Telecom World in Geneva
FPF’s Chris Wolf is currently participating in the International Telecommunications Union’s Telecom World in Geneva. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is part of the United Nations and handles issues in information and communications technology. Chris is on a panel discussing cybersecurity challenges and was also invited to submit his paper The Role of Government in Commercial […]
House Hearing on Consumer Privacy
“It’s the reputational harm that we are all concerned about,” said Chairwoman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) at today’s hearing, the fourth in a series of hearings on online privacy. Members of U.S. House’s Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade were in disagreement over how to best protect consumers online as consumer attitudes toward privacy […]
White House Smart Grid Report Includes Key Privacy Guidance
Earlier today Future of Privacy Forum co-chair Jules Polonetsky attended the Obama administration’s announcement at the White House for a number of new initiatives designed to accelerate the modernization of the Nation’s electric infrastructure, bolster electric-grid innovation, and advance a clean energy economy. The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) report focuses on 4 pillars […]
World Privacy Forum: FTC, Not Commerce, Should Take Lead On Privacy
FPF was featured in MediaPost.com article, “World Privacy Forum: FTC, Not Commerce, Should Take Lead On Privacy.” Read full story here, and see FPF quote below. Meantime, the think tank Future of Privacy Forum is taking the position that two heads are better than one. “We need the FTC and Commerce working together — pushing and […]