Important Comments by the FTC Chair and the Consumer Protection Chief to the NY Times Today
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/ftc-has-internet-gone-beyond-privacy-policies/ Some key points excerpted here: “Previous commissions had looked at privacy under the framework of whether consumers were harmed, and with the basis that companies must advise consumers about what they’re doing and obtain their consent, Mr. Leibowitz said. But companies “haven’t given consumers effective notice, so they can make effective choices,” he said. […]
In Wake of '09 Data Mergers, Hyper-Targeting to Take Shape in 2010 – ClickZ
http://www.clickz.com/3636008 The major ad agencies are already major data aggregators and are on the way to broader levels of data use than ever. Are they ready to be responsible custodians of this data? Hiring a Chief Privacy Officer is not a magic bullet, but it is hard to see how a major enterprise can have […]
FPF Announces Four New Advisory Board Members
We are pleased to announce today four new Future of Privacy Forum advisory board members and supporters. We look forward to their guidance. Ontario Privacy Commissioner Dr. Ann Cavoukian is recognized as one of the leading privacy experts in the world. An avowed believer in the role that technology can play in protecting privacy, Dr. […]
Future of Privacy Forum Unveils New Privacy and Personalization Symbols Finalists
Today Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) released two proposed icons designed to communicate to web users about the efforts of advertisers to tailor ads based on the websites they visit. In February 2009, the Federal Trade Commission expressed concern that privacy policies were not being read or understood, and urged the industry to develop new […]
FTC "Exploring Privacy" Roundtable Series
Jules Polonetsky will be participating in the FTC’s “Exploring Privacy” Roundtable on Monday, December 7 in Washington, D.C. Jules will be participating on Panel 2: Consumer Expectations and Disclosures from 11:00-12:15. Click on this link for more details: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/privacyroundtables/index.shtml
GW Law Partnership
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and The George Washington University Law School have partnered to advance programs focused on the future of privacy law and policy. By bringing together some of the best-thinking people from academia, the private sector and government, we hope to ensure critical examination of the social, legal and policy implications […]
Advertising Privacy
Almost every time we go online, using our computers or mobile devices, each of us produces data in some form. This data may contain only oblique information about who we are and what we are doing, but when enough of it is aggregated, facts about us which we believed were private has the potential to […]
Congratulations to Annie Anton
Congratulations to our friend and advisory board member Profesoor Annie Anton on being named an ACM Distinguished Scientist. http://www.acm.org/press-room/news-releases/distinguished-09/
Connecticut NPR Interview with Christopher Wolf
Thursday, October 22, 2009 http://www.cpbn.org/program/colin-mcenroe-show
A privacy ombudsman for the smart grid?
http://www.stumbleupon.com/s/#1MECwn/www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/smart-grid-privacy-issues-big-brother.php/