FCC Ruling Allows “One-Time Opt-Out Confirmation Messages” to Continue
[…] has issued a declaratory ruling confirming “that sending a one-time text message confirming a consumer’s request that no further messages be sent does not violate the 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) or Commission rules.” The FCC ruling comes in response to a petition filed earlier this year by SoundBite Communications, a company that […]
A Consumer-Oriented Approach to Managing Personal Data Online
[…] and music, image, and video fil es (funf .org ). Turning off your smartphone provides no guarantee of privacy. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, “a cellular telephone can be turned into a microphone and transmitter for the purpose of listening to conversations in the vicinity of the phone.” Software remotely installed by a […]
Law_of_Friction_July_2012
[…] Netflix”app” that” allowed” friends” in” different” places” to” watch” videos” “together”” and” discuss””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””40″Reuters”Inst.”For”the”Study”of”Journalism,”Univ.”of”Oxford,*Reuters*Institute*Digital*News*Report*2012:*Tracking*the*Future*of*News,”(Nic”Newman”ed.,”July”2012),”available”at”http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/publications/risjEdigitalEreport.html”[hereafter””Reuters”Institute”Report”].”41″Reuters”Institute”Report,”supra”note”40,”at”27.”This”figure”was”significantly”higher”than”in”four”European”nations”surveyed,”which”probably”results”from”lower”adoption”of”social”media”in”those”countries.”Id.”42″http://www.spotify.com/us/about/what/”(“It’s”now”easier”than”ever”to”discover”and”share”music”with”your”friends.”)”43″Dee”T.”Allsop”et”al.,”WordSofSMouth*Research:*Principles*and*Applications,”J.”OF”ADVERTISING”RES.”(Dec.”2007)”at”398,”400E01.”Comparatively,”only”37%”relied”on””information”and”advice”from”other”people””about”athletic”shoes,”and”only”five”percent”did”so””to”a”great”extent.”””44″TK”CITES:”Fried,”social”psychology,”etc.” 9″DRAFT&–&DO&NOT"E&OR&CITE&WITHOUT&PERMISSION&them”–”perhaps” in” real” time” during” viewing.45″This” could” become” the” highEtech” version” of” the” scene”in”When*Harry*Met*Sally”where”the”two”friends”watch”Casablanca”on”television”while”commenting”to”each”other”over”the” telephone.46″Virtual”sharing” also” can” enable” realEworld” connections.” This”may”be” particularly” true” with”geolocation”apps”such”as”foursquare,”which”allow”users”to”publicize”their”location,”find”out”if”friends”are”nearby,”and”get”recommendations”from”people”within”their”social”network”who”have”been”to”the”same”place.47″In” an” enthusiastic”video” promoting”the”new”Google”Latitude” service,” which” adds” participating”friends’” locations” to” Google” Maps,”the” narrator” determines” that” her” parents” made” […]
The Privacy Landscape – Preibusch-Bonneau
[…] inconsistent capitalisation and trailing slashes. (The site cam.ac.uk is shown for illustrative purposes only and not part of the sample.) 9 = 0 :85 ); for telephone number, the collection of any or specically mobile or landline was equally collapsed. We thereby avoided inating the measured consistency of data collection practices, by removing […]
The privacy economics of voluntary over-disclosure in Web forms – Preibusch
[…] The HTML5 working draft proposes richer semantics for Web forms, including typed input elds which will only accept data of a speci c type, such as valid telephone numbers or email addresses. The new draft standard also recognises that Web forms may be used or purposes other than submitting data to a server” [2]. […]
Digital Citizenship – Clare Sullivan
[…] of Law University of South Australia Campus West, George Street, Adelaide South Australia 5000, Australia. Research Fellow, Law School, Ligertwood Building, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5005, Australia. Telephone: 61 8 803020308. Email: clare.sullivan@unisa .edu.au This paper was written whil e Dr Sullivan was Visiting Scholar at the Law School, George Washington University, Washington DC […]
Dutch Treat? Collaborative Dutch Privacy Regulation and the Lessons it Holds for U.S. Privacy Law
[…] which happens elsewhere. Bringing third-party stakeholders in the process would begreat. But having them in the room all the time would not be helpful. That would probablyencourage telephone conversations to prepare the meeting.” Thus, according to the Dutch 314regulators, bringing stakeholders in at the initial drafting stage would be too early. On the otherhand, […]
Simply More Privacy Protective: Law Enforcement Surveillance in Switzerland as compare to the U.S.
[…] Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”). 79 The Supreme Court extended the Miller holding to the communications context in 1979 when it found that law enforcement acquisition of dialed telephone numbers was not a Fourth Amendment search in Smith v. Maryland .80 Law enforcement agents use d a device kn own as a “pen register” to […]
'Going Dark' Versus a 'Golden Age for Surveillance'
[…] to work through the analysis in more detail. Communications that were previously subject to wiretap may now be shrouded in encryption. In place of the old monopoly telephone network, agencies have to contend with a confusing variety of communications providers, some of which have little experience in complying with legal process. It is no […]
Smart, Useful, Scary, Creepy: Perceptions of Online Behavioral Advertising
[…] this number decreased to 30% of partici- pants when the practice was transparent and offered participants the choice not to receive targeted ads [7]. A 2012 Pew telephone survey of 2,253 participants found that 68% of respondents were not okay with targeted advertising because [they] don’t like hav- ing [their] online behavior tracked and […]