Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
Privacy Blog By: Mary Churan Huang http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/google-eu-s-data-protection-authorities-have-absolute-focus-on-privacy-1.2556597 This article discusses the positions taken by some of the world’s largest multinational companies in respect of the EU’s incoming General Data Protection…
A Consumer Privacy Legislation? A Highly Debated Proposal since 2012 By: Ida Faustine Jacotey http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/technology/obamas-effort-on-consumer-privacy-falls-short-critics-say.html In February 2012, the White House, released “A framework for protecting Privacy and promoting innovation…
Privacy and Reporting Child Abuse By: Charles Kopel Privacy law came to the fore last month in Ontario, when two provincial government officials undertook a new public awareness campaign. Privacy…
Privacy Blog: About Ned By: Alec Webley Modern privacy law in the United States is often traced to “The Right to Privacy,” a law review article written by Samuel Warren…
By: Kevin Kirby Former Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich has launched a new Internet browser called Brave that blocks advertisements by default, only to provide new ad space for Eich to…
Consumer Privacy Dimensions of the FCC’s Cable Box Proposal By: Dan Davidson The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently proposed increasing competition in the market for cable boxes, devices that are…
The FTC and the new US-EU framework for data transfer By: Elsa Mandel http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-216_en.htm On February 2nd, the European Commission and the United States announced their agreement on the “Privacy…
FCRA: No Harm, No Worries? By: Emma Bechara ">http://www.scotusblog.com/2015/11/argument-analysis-second-time-around-no-easier-for-justices-in-standing-case/] A pending case before the United States Supreme Court, considered in a United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) blog, brings to the…
Information Privacy Law - Privacy Blog Assignment By: Rachel Kultala http://www.cio.com/article/3000472/what-are-the-rules-when-a-site-publishes-false-information-about-you.html In November, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Spokeo v. Robbins. Robbins sued Spokeo under the FCRA because his…
By: Themelis Zamparas http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d1c5f200-7fa4-485c-a535-76b8ca0852e8 This article reports the increase of lawsuits relating to the implementation of the FCRA provisions by employers and contemplates on the impact of the, still pending,…