Firefox Soon to Dent Behavioral Advertising?New Plans for Third Party Cookies.
A friend just flagged to us the following activity on the Mozilla message boards indicating the latest updates to the browser code that is the base for the Firefox browser will dramatically change the handling of third party cookies. Comments by Dan Wittes, leader of the cookie module at Mozilla, explain that the current default ‘accept third […]
Facebook issue is a wake-up call
Today Facebook responded to users by announcing simpler and more powerful controls for sharing personal information. We’re glad they are listening, but more needs to be done, and other businesses need to take notice. Check out our response at CNN.com. Jules Polonesky, director of Future Privacy Forum, also released the following statement: The message that […]
California Law and Alternatives to "Privacy Policy"
A couple of weeks ago, on the FPF facebook page, we posted our thoughts about a comment Alexander Macgillivray, Twitter’s general counsel, made about the decision to name Twitter’s “privacy policy” as such and not as “public policy,” based upon the requirements of California law. We finally had a chance to take a closer look […]
More Data Use Icons on The Way
Yesterday, Firefox revealed that one of the new features that will appear in Firefox 4 will be an icon that displays when the browser passes a browser’s physical location to a Web site. Firefox already has a feature that allows sites to ask users for permission to share location, which it derives by scanning local […]
Walkthrough: Click at Your Own Risk
Walkthrough: Click at Your Own Risk FootballOutsider.com By Mike Tanier March 10, 2010 None of the scenarios listed below have happened yet, as far as we know: A star college quarterback sends a text message to five friends, bragging about his performance against a rival school. One of the friends forwards it to another set […]
WMACCA Tech & IP Forum: Behavioral Advertising – How to Protect Your Brand While Taking Advantage of Advanced Advertising Techniques
WMACCA Tech and IP Forum: Behavioral Advertising – How to Protect Your Brand While Taking Advantage of Advanced Advertising Techniques Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM LIVE at the offices of Morrison & Foerster LLP 1650 Tysons Boulevard Suite 400 McLean, Virginia OR by WEBCAST Overview The online collection of information over […]
Online Behavioral Advertising "Icon" Study
Executive Summary: In May 2009, the Future of Privacy Forum launched a research initiative to examine new methods for communicating with users about online advertising and privacy. This study assessed the communication efficacy of behavioral advertising disclosures based on icons and short disclosures placed near webpage advertisements as an alternative to providing transparency and choice […]
Ubiquitous Biometrics
Guest Post from privacy expert Kathy Harman-Stokes Speakers at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) 2010 Biometrics Conference emphasized the value of “ubiquitous biometrics.” For biometrics to become ubiquitous, one speaker said biometrics should be widely used for facilities access, by employers for time and attendance recording of employees, and customer identification for various transactions, […]
Smart Grid Consumer Privacy Seal Launch Press Release
The Future of Privacy Forum and TRUSTe Launch a Smart Grid Privacy Seal Program Leaders in Government and Industry Voice Their Support The Future of Privacy Forum has developed a first of its kind privacy seal program for companies that use consumer energy information. The seal will be powered by TRUSTe, the leading data privacy […]
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. […]